USA 186

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USA 186 is classified as:

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Military

NORAD ID: 28888

Int'l Code: 2005-042A

Perigee: 265.5 km

Apogee: 439.4 km

Inclination: 96.9 °

Period: 91.4 minutes

Semi major axis: 6723 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: October 19, 2005
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

USA 186 is an American military reconnaissance craft that marks the end of the Titan 4 era which began in 1986 soon after the Challenger tragedy so as to free the Pentagon from dependency on NASA's Shuttles. Neither the payload nor the orbital information is available for this NRO-commissioned mission.

1 28888U 05042A   21258.78880190 0.00029000  00000-0  11495-3 0    01
2 28888  96.8811 296.0791 0129306 327.0024  32.9974 15.74756525    03

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants