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USA 32

Former American SIGINT satellite. USA 32 was launched on September 5, 1988 aboard a Titan II SLV from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1988-078ANORAD 19460United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
USA 32
Payload designation
P-11 No. 5103
Other names
NRO Mission 7348,FARRAH III
International designator
1988-078A
NORAD catalog number
19460
GCAT identifier
S19460
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/208

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Defense
Program
T2-SIG
Owner
NRO
Country
United States
Builder
Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
Platform (bus)
NRO-T2

Launch

Date
September 5, 1988 · 09:25 UTC
Launch record
1988-078Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC4W

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
785 km
Apogee
794 km
Inclination
84.99°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Dec 21, 2019
End of operations
1998

Size

Mass
1,450 kg
Dry mass
1,200 kg
Length
0.5 m
Diameter
1.00 m
Span
10.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q141504205 (CC0).