Lacrosse-3

USA

Spacecraft n°:

USA satellite n°:

Also called Onyx 3, USA 133 & NROL-3

Launch data:

Designation: 25017 / 97064A
Launch date 24 Oct 1997
Launch siteVa, SLC-4E
Launch vehicleTitan 4(03)A (#22)
Mission:Military: reconnaissance
Intermediate LEO orbit:
Perigee / Apogee 671 x 675 km
Eccentricity 2.84E-04
Inclination 57 deg
Period 98.2 min

Apparently replaces Lacrosse 1 has a Lockheed/Sunnyvale Bus-1

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  Martin Marietta -> Lockheed Martin
Operator NRO
Platform  SA-Radar
Mass at launch  14500 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension  
Equipment Synthetic aperture radar (SAR)
DC power  
Design lifetime  9 years ?


Comments:

Space-based imaging radar, uses radar pulses to see through clouds, fog, haze, darkness and generate images.
Ref: #14, #15, #226 - update: 28.11.09