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USA-315
United States military satellite. USA-315 was launched on May 18, 2021 aboard a Atlas V 421 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2021-042ANORAD 48618United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- SBIRS GEO-5
- Common name
- USA-315
- Payload designation
- SBIRS GEO SV5
- Other names
- USA 315:U
- International designator
- 2021-042A
- NORAD catalog number
- 48618
- GCAT identifier
- S48618
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/1010
Mission
- Mission type
- Missile early warning
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- SBIRS GEO
- Owner
- USSF
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Sunnyvale)
- Platform (bus)
- A2100
Launch
- Date
- May 18, 2021 · 17:37 UTC
- Launch record
- 2021-042Success
- Rocket
- Atlas V 421
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/ID
- Perigee
- 35,697 km
- Apogee
- 35,717 km
- Inclination
- 7.91°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Mar 3, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 4,500 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,500 kg
- Length
- 6.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.50 m
- Span
- 25.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q116457157 (CC0).