FLTSATCOM-7

USA

Spacecraft n°:

USA satellite n°:

Also called USA 20

Launch data:

Designation:17181 / 86096A
Launch date05 Dec 1986
Launch siteCC, LC-36B
Launch vehicle Atlas-G/Centaur-D (AC-66)
MissionMilitary: Communications
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee 35766 x 35809 km
Eccentricity 5.10E-04
Inclination 4.9 deg
Period 1436.17 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  TRW, Defence and Space group
Operator US Navy
Platform  
Mass at launch  2310 kg
Mass in orbit 1884 kg
Basic shape  Hexagonal
Dimension (m) dia: 2.43m, high: 1.27m
With a 4.88m diameter antenna
Solar array  13.2m
Stabilization  3-axis
DC power  BOL: 1500 W
Design lifetime  5 yrs

Location:

DatePositionRemarks
  100° W, inclined 
 Jan 2010 100.33° W 


End of live:

End of Operation:  Dec 2011
Cause:  


Has an additional EHF payload
Old system replaced by UFO satellites; this satellite still operational as of 2009.
Ref: #226 - update: 10.02.12