SLDCOM 4

American military communications satellite and dispenser for the Parcae 13 satellite triplet. SLDCOM 4 was launched on May 12, 1996 aboard a Titan 403A from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit, attached to another object.

COSPAR 1996-029ANORAD 23893United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: USA 122
Common name: SLDCOM 4
Payload designation: SLDCOM 4
International designator: 1996-029A
NORAD catalog number: 23893
GCAT identifier: S23893
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/319

Mission

Mission type: Signals intelligence
Use: Defense
Program: SLDCOM
Owner: NRO
Country: United States
Builder: Lockheed Martin Astronautics
Platform (bus): NOSS B

Launch

Date: May 12, 1996 · 21:32 UTC
Launch record: 1996-029Success
Rocket: Titan 403A
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): MEO
Perigee: 2,653 km
Apogee: 11,611 km
Inclination: 63.47°
Status: In orbit, attached to another object
Last known active: 1997
End of operations: 2010

Size

Mass: 3,000 kg
Dry mass: 3,000 kg
Length: 3.0 m
Diameter: 4.00 m
Span: 4.0 m

Launched together

Parcae 13ASignals intelligence · NRO Parcae 13BSignals intelligence · NRO Parcae 13CSignals intelligence · NRO TiPS 1aTechnology · NRO TiPS 1bTechnology · NRO

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111498923 (CC0).