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MILStar 1
Satellite. MILStar 1 was launched on February 7, 1994 aboard a Titan 401A/Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1994-009ANORAD 22988United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Milstar 1
- Common name
- MILStar 1
- Payload designation
- Milstar DFS-1
- Other names
- USA 99
- International designator
- 1994-009A
- NORAD catalog number
- 22988
- GCAT identifier
- S22988
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/274
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- Milstar
- Owner
- USAF SMC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
- Platform (bus)
- Milstar
Launch
- Date
- February 7, 1994 · 21:47 UTC
- Launch record
- 1994-009Success
- Rocket
- Titan 401A/Centaur
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,777 km
- Apogee
- 35,796 km
- Inclination
- 0.01°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- April 2026
- End of operations
- Apr 30, 2026
Size
- Mass
- 4,500 kg
- Dry mass
- 4,100 kg
- Length
- 15.5 m
- Diameter
- 4.00 m
- Span
- 35.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111499093 (CC0).