MITEx B

USA

Spacecraft n°:

USA satellite n°:

Also called: USA 188

Launch data:

Designation 29241 / 06024B
Launch date 21 Jun 2006 - 22:15 UT
Launch site CC, SLC-17A
Launch vehicle  Delta-7925
Mission Military: Technology Development
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee 35800 x 35800 km
Eccentricity 0,00E+00
Inclination 0°
Period 1346 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space
Operator Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)/Navy Research Laboratory (NRL)
Platform  
Mass at launch  250 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) stowed: 2.25 x 3.37 x 3.63 m?
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  
Design lifetime  1 yr

Decay:

Out of service:  July 2012
Cause:  

Mission details:

"Observers speculate that the small satellites are prototypes for inspector spacecraft which could rendezvous with and take closeup images of other geostationary satellites."
Ref.: #7, #226 - update: 16.10.12