Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
FIA Radar 1 (Future Imagery Architecture (FIA) Radar 1, NROL-41, USA 215, Topaz) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) |
Users |
Military |
Purpose |
Reconnaissance |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
1101 |
Apogee (km) |
1107 |
Eccentricity |
0.000401391490500401 |
Inclination (degrees) |
122.99 |
Period (minutes) |
107.35 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
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Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
21-09-2010 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Vandenberg AFB |
Launch Vehicle |
Atlas 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2010-046A |
NORAD Number |
37162 |
Comments |
Amateur observers speculate that this is part of the FIA. |