USA 215

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USA 215 is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 37162

Int'l Code: 2010-046A

Perigee: 1,107.2 km

Apogee: 1,114.7 km

Inclination: 123.0 °

Period: 107.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 7481 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: September 21, 2010
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

NROL-41 belongs to the National Reconnaissance Office, the agency responsible for designing and operating the country's fleet of intelligence-gathering satellites. Neither the identity nor the purpose ofthe satellite has been revealed. It rode a 501-version of the Atlas 5 that's equipped with a large nose cone to accommodate sizable cargos.

1 37162U 10046A   24101.02998698 0.00000030  00000-0  53683-4 0    04
2 37162 123.0049 339.3004 0005041 146.1995 213.8005 13.41475813    03

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants