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USA 346
Satellite. USA 346 was launched on September 10, 2023 aboard a Atlas V 551 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2023-140ANORAD 57836United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- USA 346
- Payload designation
- SILENT BARKER 1
- Other names
- :U
- International designator
- 2023-140A
- NORAD catalog number
- 57836
- GCAT identifier
- S57836
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/1162
Mission
- Mission type
- Missile early warning
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- SILENT BARKER
- Owner
- NRO
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Unknown US manufacturer (classified satellite)
- Platform (bus)
- SILENTBARKER
Launch
- Date
- September 10, 2023 · 12:47 UTC
- Launch record
- 2023-140Success
- Rocket
- Atlas V 551
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/I
- Perigee
- 35,784 km
- Apogee
- 35,789 km
- Inclination
- 12.31°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- 2025
Size
- Mass
- 1,200 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,000 kg
- Length
- 3.0 m
- Diameter
- 1.50 m
- Span
- 10.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q123765098 (CC0).