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USA 65

20929. USA 65 was launched on November 13, 1990 aboard a Titan 402A/IUS from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1990-095ANORAD 20929United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
DSP F15
Common name
USA 65
Payload designation
DSP 15
Other names
USA 65:U
International designator
1990-095A
NORAD catalog number
20929
GCAT identifier
S20929
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/258

Mission

Mission type
Missile early warning
Use
Defense
Program
DSP-14
Country
United States
Builder
TRW Inc.
Platform (bus)
DSP B14

Launch

Date
November 13, 1990 · 00:37 UTC
Launch record
1990-095Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/I
Perigee
35,770 km
Apogee
35,803 km
Inclination
4.00°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
2004
End of operations
2005

Size

Mass
2,380 kg
Dry mass
2,200 kg
Length
10.0 m
Diameter
3.30 m
Span
11.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111500071 (CC0).