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USA-236
American military communications satellite. USA-236 was launched on June 20, 2012 aboard a Atlas V 401 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2012-033ANORAD 38466United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- USA 236
- Common name
- USA-236
- Payload designation
- QUASAR 17?
- Other names
- NROL-38,SDS C-6 GEO:JP
- International designator
- 2012-033A
- NORAD catalog number
- 38466
- GCAT identifier
- S38466
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/667
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- SDS-C
- Owner
- NRO
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
- Platform (bus)
- HS-601
Launch
- Date
- June 20, 2012 · 12:28 UTC
- Launch record
- 2012-033Success
- Rocket
- Atlas V 401
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/I
- Perigee
- 35,777 km
- Apogee
- 35,794 km
- Inclination
- 4.91°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- May 2023
Size
- Mass
- 4,300 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,500 kg
- Length
- 5.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.00 m
- Span
- 20.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4052153 (CC0).