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USA 182

28646. USA 182 was launched on April 30, 2005 aboard a Titan 405B from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: deorbited (April 2022).

COSPAR 2005-016ANORAD 28646United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
USA 182
Payload designation
ONYX 5
Other names
NRO Mission 3105?
International designator
2005-016A
NORAD catalog number
28646
GCAT identifier
S28646
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/481

Mission

Mission type
Radar imaging
Use
Defense
Program
ONYX5
Owner
NRO
Country
United States
Builder
Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Denver), Astronautics Operations
Platform (bus)
LACROSSE

Launch

Date
April 30, 2005 · 00:50 UTC
Launch record
2005-016Success
Rocket
Titan 405B
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
712 km
Apogee
718 km
Inclination
57.01°
Status
Deorbited
Status date
April 2022
Last known active
Mar 9, 2022
End of operations
April 2022

Size

Mass
9,000 kg
Dry mass
8,500 kg
Length
12.0 m
Diameter
4.00 m
Span
40.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111497377 (CC0).