Lacrosse 5

USA

International Sat. n°:

USA satellite n°:

Also called: Onyx 5, USA 182 & NROL-16

Launch data:

Designation	28646 / 05016A
Launch date	30 Apr 2005 - 00:50 UT
Launch site	CC, SLC-40
Launch vehicle	Titan-4(05)B
Mission	Reconnaissance, Radar ?
Earth orbit on 4 May - 04:34 UT:
Perigee / Apogee	713 x 717 km
Inclination	57.01°
Period	99.08 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Martin Marietta -> Lockheed Martin
Operator	NRO (National Reconnaissance Office)
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 ?

Mission details:

Satellite is believed to be the fifth Lacrosse high-resolution radar imaging satellite. No orbital data have been issued by USSSN and the data shown above for the satellite are based upon visual observations which have been posted to the online SEESAT mailing list.

Ref.: #3(SD394), #6n, #7, #14 - update: 20.12.05