Lacrosse 1

USA

Spacecraft n°:

USA satellite n°:

Also called Onyx 1 or USA 034

Launch data:

Designation:	19671 / 88106B
Launch date	2 Dec 1988
Launch site	KSC, LC-39B
Launch vehicle	Shuttle STS-27
Mission:	Military: reconnaissance
Earth orbit on:
Perigee/Apogee	680/690 km
Inclination	57°
Period

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Martin Marietta -> Lockheed Martin
Operator	NRO
Platform	SA-Radar
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension
Equipment	Synthetic aperture radar (SAR)
DC power

End of life

Out of service	March 1997
Cause	deorbited
Decay	March 1997

Ref: #14, #15 - update: 20.12.05