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NOSS-4 1
American signals intelligence satellite. NOSS-4 1 was launched on April 17, 2022 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2022-040ANORAD 52259United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- USA 327
- Common name
- NOSS-4 1
- Payload designation
- [INTRUDER 17]
- Other names
- :U,NOSS C9-1,NROL-85
- International designator
- 2022-040A
- NORAD catalog number
- 52259
- GCAT identifier
- S52259
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/1071
Mission
- Mission type
- Signals intelligence
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- NOSS3
- Owner
- NRO
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Denver), Astronautics Operations
- Platform (bus)
- NOSS-3
Launch
- Date
- April 17, 2022 · 13:13 UTC
- Launch record
- 2022-040Success
- Rocket
- Falcon 9
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC4E
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/I
- Perigee
- 1,007 km
- Apogee
- 1,207 km
- Inclination
- 63.44°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- March 2023
Size
- Mass
- 1,000 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,000 kg
- Length
- 2.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.00 m
- Span
- 2.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q112228887 (CC0).