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USA-336

US Space Force geostationary satellite. USA-336 was launched on August 4, 2022 aboard a Atlas V 421 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2022-092ANORAD 53355United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
SBIRS GEO-6
Common name
USA-336
Payload designation
SBIRS GEO SV6
Other names
USA 336:U
International designator
2022-092A
NORAD catalog number
53355
GCAT identifier
S53355
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1080

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
August 4, 2022 · 10:29 UTC
Launch record
2022-092Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/I
Perigee
35,773 km
Apogee
35,797 km
Inclination
6.49°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Mar 8, 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 Q124381798 (CC0).