USA 215

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USA 215 is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 37162

Int'l Code: 2010-046A

Perigee: 1,108.9 km

Apogee: 1,113.4 km

Inclination: 123.0 °

Period: 107.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 7482 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   19236.11593345 0.00000060  00000-0  10747-3 0    03
2 37162 123.0063 131.6499 0003001 113.2496 246.7504 13.41417312    04

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants