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USA 45
Former American SIGINT satellite. USA 45 was launched on September 6, 1989 aboard a Titan II SLV from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 13, 1989).
COSPAR 1989-072ANORAD 20220United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- USA 45
- Payload designation
- P-11 No. 5104
- Other names
- NRO Mission 7349,FARRAH IV
- International designator
- 1989-072A
- NORAD catalog number
- 20220
- GCAT identifier
- S20220
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/688
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 6, 1989 · 01:48 UTC
- Launch record
- 1989-072Success
- Rocket
- Titan II SLV
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC4W
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/P
- Perigee
- 185 km
- Apogee
- 300 km
- Inclination
- 85.00°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- September 13, 1989
- Last known active
- Sep 13, 1989
- End of operations
- Sep 13, 1989
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 Q111500263 (CC0).