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USA-237
USA-237 was launched on June 29, 2012 aboard a Delta 4H from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2012-034ANORAD 38528United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- USA 237
- Common name
- USA-237
- Payload designation
- ORION 8
- Other names
- NRO Mission 8304?,NROL-15,RHYOLITE 12:P
- International designator
- 2012-034A
- NORAD catalog number
- 38528
- GCAT identifier
- S38528
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/667
Mission
- Mission type
- Signals intelligence
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- Adv Orion
- Owner
- NRO
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Unknown US manufacturer (classified satellite)
- Platform (bus)
- Heavy ORION
Launch
- Date
- June 29, 2012 · 13:15 UTC
- Launch record
- 2012-034Success
- Rocket
- Delta 4H
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC37B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/ID
- Perigee
- 35,675 km
- Apogee
- 36,100 km
- Inclination
- 3.52°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- May 2023
Size
- Mass
- 6,500 kg
- Dry mass
- 6,500 kg
- Length
- 5.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.50 m
- Span
- 20.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4052154 (CC0).