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UFO 10

Satellite. UFO 10 was launched on November 23, 1999 aboard a Atlas IIA from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1999-063ANORAD 25967United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
UHF F/O F10
Common name
UFO 10
Payload designation
UFO F10
Other names
USA 146:U
International designator
1999-063A
NORAD catalog number
25967
GCAT identifier
S25967
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/369

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
UFO
Owner
USN PMW 146
Country
United States
Builder
Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
Platform (bus)
HS-601

Launch

Date
November 23, 1999 · 04:06 UTC
Launch record
1999-063Success
Rocket
Atlas IIA
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/I
Perigee
34,942 km
Apogee
36,630 km
Inclination
6.02°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 5, 2023

Size

Mass
3,205 kg
Dry mass
1,350 kg
Length
6.7 m
Diameter
3.40 m
Span
26.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111497794 (CC0).