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MUOS 5

US Navy Comsat satellite. MUOS 5 was launched on June 24, 2016 aboard a Atlas V 551 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2016-041ANORAD 41622United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
MUOS 5
Payload designation
MUOS SV 3
International designator
2016-041A
NORAD catalog number
41622
GCAT identifier
S41622
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/801

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
June 24, 2016 · 14:30 UTC
Launch record
2016-041Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
15,750 km
Apogee
35,724 km
Inclination
9.68°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 23, 2023

Size

Mass
6,800 kg
Dry mass
3,800 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 Q26059359 (CC0).