AEHF 2 (USA 235)

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AEHF 2 (USA 235) is classified as:

NORAD ID: 38254

Int'l Code: 2012-019A

Perigee: 35,787.1 km

Apogee: 35,799.2 km

Inclination: 4.9 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: May 4, 2012
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

Valued at $1.7 billion, this satellite AEHF-2 becomes the second of a half-dozen to be launched for the creation of a crosslinked constellation of birds that will supply communications to air, sea and ground forces anywhere in the world. Each craft is equipped with stringent anti-jamming features to get vital transmissions to the troops without concern of enemy interference. The satellite constellation's primary purpose is keeping communications flowing between the military and civilian leadership in any extreme wartime environment, which would give the U.S. information superiority.

1 38254U 12019A   24138.86300823 -.00000150  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 38254   4.8942  61.7396 0001444 317.2656  73.4746  1.00273879 43236

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants