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USA-310

Satellite. USA-310 was launched on November 13, 2020 aboard a Atlas V 531 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2020-083ANORAD 46918United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
USA 310
Common name
USA-310
Payload designation
[Unk NRO MEO 1]
Other names
:U
International designator
2020-083A
NORAD catalog number
46918
GCAT identifier
S46918
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/967

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence (probable)
Use
Defense
Program
NRO MEO A
Owner
NRO
Country
United States
Builder
Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Denver), Astronautics Operations
Platform (bus)
Unk

Launch

Date
November 13, 2020 · 22:32 UTC
Launch record
2020-083Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
11,074 km
Apogee
11,097 km
Inclination
58.53°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
March 2021

Size

Mass
7,000 kg
Dry mass
5,000 kg
Length
4.0 m
Diameter
4.00 m
Span
15.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q115773784 (CC0).