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UFO 11
American military geostationary communications satellite. UFO 11 was launched on December 18, 2003 aboard a Atlas 3B from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2003-057ANORAD 28117United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- UHF F/O F11
- Common name
- UFO 11
- Payload designation
- UFO F11
- Other names
- USA 174:C
- International designator
- 2003-057A
- NORAD catalog number
- 28117
- GCAT identifier
- S28117
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/444
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- UFO
- Owner
- USN PMW 146
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
- Platform (bus)
- HS-601
Launch
- Date
- December 18, 2003 · 02:30 UTC
- Launch record
- 2003-057Success
- Rocket
- Atlas 3B
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC36B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,780 km
- Apogee
- 35,800 km
- Inclination
- 0.01°
- 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 Q111497455 (CC0).