NOSS-2
Spacecraft · USA
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American military naval signals reconnaissance satellite. 5 launches, 1990.06.08 (USA 59) to 1996.05.12 (USA 122). New generation of NOSS naval reconnaissance satellites. Ocean Surveillance satellite built by Lockheed, Martin Marietta for NRO, US Navy, USA. Launched 1990 - 1996.
However earlier NOSS weighed only 2,000 kg; Titan 4 booster has seven times this capacity. What else was launched?
More at: NOSS-2.
Subtopics
- NOSS-2 subsatellite American military naval signals reconnaissance satellite. 6 launches, 1990.06.08 (USA 60) to 1991.11.08 (USA 77).
Related
- Family
- Medium earth orbit, Naval SIGINT
- Country
- USA
- Launch Vehicles
- Titan, Titan 4, Titan 405A, Titan 403A
- Launch Sites
- Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg, Vandenberg SLC4E, Cape Canaveral LC41
- Agency
- USN