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USA-197

32287. USA-197 was launched on November 11, 2007 aboard a Delta 4H from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2007-054ANORAD 32287United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
DSP F23
Common name
USA-197
Payload designation
DSP 23?
Other names
USA 197
International designator
2007-054A
NORAD catalog number
32287
GCAT identifier
S32287
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/534

Mission

Mission type
Missile early warning
Use
Defense
Program
DSP-14
Country
United States
Builder
Northrop Grummann Space Technology
Platform (bus)
DSP B18

Launch

Date
November 11, 2007 · 01:50 UTC
Launch record
2007-054Success
Rocket
Delta 4H
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC37B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/ID
Perigee
35,850 km
Apogee
35,875 km
Inclination
4.00°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
December 2008
End of operations
December 2008

Size

Mass
2,349 kg
Dry mass
2,200 kg
Length
10.0 m
Diameter
3.30 m
Span
11.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q106630000 (CC0).