KH 12-1

USA

Also called USA 53 and AFP-731
Believed to be Misty 1

Launch data:

Designation: 20516 / 90019B
Launch date 28 Feb 1990
Launch site:KSC, LC-39A
Launch vehicle: Shuttle STS 36
Mission: Military: reconnaissance (Kennan advanced)
Earth orbit on:
Perigee/Apogee 800 km
Inclination 65°
Period  

Optical reconnaissance satellite. Believed resolution: 15 cm. Downlinks via TDRS.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  Lockheed with TRW
Operator NRO
Platform  
Mass at launch  14000 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension  
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  

Decay:

Out of service:  
Cause:  
Descent date:  31 Mar 1990
Lifetime: 

Ref: #14, #15, #204 - update: 14.01.06