USA-224
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Launch date | January 20, 2011, 11:10 PM GMT+2 |
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Inclination | 97. 92° |
Perigee altitude | 270 kilometers (170 mi) |
Manufacturers | Lockheed Martin |
Apogee altitude | 986 kilometers (613 mi) |
Launch sites | Vandenberg Air Force Base |
Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 6 | |
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ID | 2058709 |
About USA-224
USA-224, also known as NRO Launch 49, is an American reconnaissance satellite. Launched in 2011 to replace the decade-old USA-161 satellite, it is the fifteenth KH-11 optical imaging satellite to reach orbit.