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USA-243
American military satellite. USA-243 was launched on May 25, 2013 aboard a Delta 4M+(5,4) from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
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Identity
- Name in GCAT
- WGS SV-5
- Common name
- USA-243
- Payload designation
- Wideband Global Satcom 5
- Other names
- USA 243
- International designator
- 2013-024A
- NORAD catalog number
- 39168
- GCAT identifier
- S39168
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/725
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- WGS
- Owner
- USAF SMC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
- Platform (bus)
- BSS-702HP
Launch
- Date
- May 25, 2013 · 00:27 UTC
- Launch record
- 2013-024Success
- Rocket
- Delta 4M+(5,4)
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC37B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- HEO
- Perigee
- 439 km
- Apogee
- 66,900 km
- Inclination
- 24.00°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 11, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 5,768 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,500 kg
- Length
- 6.0 m
- Diameter
- 3.00 m
- Span
- 40.9 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13392599 (CC0).