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USA 148
Satellite. USA 148 was launched on January 21, 2000 aboard a Atlas IIA from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2000-001ANORAD 26052United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- DSCS III B-8
- Common name
- USA 148
- Other names
- USA 148:U
- International designator
- 2000-001A
- NORAD catalog number
- 26052
- GCAT identifier
- S26052
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/379
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- DSCS 3
- Owner
- USAF SMC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lockheed Martin Space Systems/Valley Forge
- Platform (bus)
- DSCS III
Launch
- Date
- January 21, 2000 · 01:03 UTC
- Launch record
- 2000-001Success
- Rocket
- Atlas IIA
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC36A
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,780 km
- Apogee
- 35,800 km
- Inclination
- 1.00°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- May 8, 2025
- End of operations
- May 8, 2025
Size
- Mass
- 1,232 kg
- Dry mass
- 900 kg
- Length
- 2.1 m
- Diameter
- 1.90 m
- Span
- 9.5 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111497753 (CC0).