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MUOS 1

MUOS 1 was launched on February 24, 2012 aboard a Atlas V 551 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2012-009ANORAD 38093United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
MUOS 1
Payload designation
MUOS SV 1
International designator
2012-009A
NORAD catalog number
38093
GCAT identifier
S38093
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/650

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
MUOS
Owner
SPAWAR Pacific
Country
United States
Builder
Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Sunnyvale)
Platform (bus)
A2100

Launch

Date
February 24, 2012 · 22:15 UTC
Launch record
2012-009Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,780 km
Apogee
35,800 km
Inclination
2.00°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 8, 2023

Size

Mass
6,740 kg
Dry mass
3,812 kg
Length
7.9 m
Diameter
4.30 m
Span
28.7 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4043512 (CC0).