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MUOS 2

MUOS 2 was launched on July 19, 2013 aboard a Atlas V 551 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2013-036ANORAD 39206United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
MUOS 2
Payload designation
MUOS SV 2
International designator
2013-036A
NORAD catalog number
39206
GCAT identifier
S39206
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/736

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
July 19, 2013 · 13:00 UTC
Launch record
2013-036Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GTO
Perigee
3,800 km
Apogee
35,781 km
Inclination
19.10°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 11, 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 Q14228236 (CC0).