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NOSS-4 2

American signals intelligence satellite. NOSS-4 2 was launched on March 24, 2025 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2025-060ANORAD 63350United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
USA 498
Common name
NOSS-4 2
Payload designation
[INTRUDER 18]
International designator
2025-060A
NORAD catalog number
63350
GCAT identifier
S63350
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1290

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
March 24, 2025 · 17:48 UTC
Launch record
2025-060Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
908 km
Apogee
1,306 km
Inclination
64.07°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Mar 24, 2025

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 Q140795561 (CC0).