USA-276

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USA-276
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NamesUSA-276
NROL-76
Mission type Radar imaging / Technology demonstration
Operator National Reconnaissance Office
COSPAR ID 2017-022A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 42689 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer Bell Aerospace
Start of mission
Launch dateMay 1, 2017, 7:15 am EST [1]
Rocket Falcon 9 Full Thrust
Launch site Launch Pad 39A, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, United States
Contractor SpaceX
Orbital parameters
Regime Low Earth Orbit [2]
Inclination ~50° [2]
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NROL-76 (USA-276) Mission Patch

USA-276, also known as NROL-76, is a classified spacecraft operated by the National Reconnaissance Office. [3] Due to being classified, very little information is known about the satellite. [4]

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Background

USA-276 was launched onboard Falcon 9 NROL-76. [1] The Falcon 9 upper stage that carried USA-276 to its orbit made several close flybys of the ISS. [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Graham, William (2017), SpaceX Falcon 9 launches first NRO mission with NROL-76, NASA Spaceflight, retrieved January 16, 2024
  2. 1 2 Krebs, Gunter D. (2023), USA 276 (NROL 76), Gunter Space Page, retrieved January 16, 2024
  3. ↑ Bell, E. (2022), USA 276, NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive, retrieved January 16, 2024
  4. 1 2 Spaceflight101 (2017), Secret NROL-76 Satellite crosses Paths with ISS – Coincidence or Deliberate?, Spaceflight101.com, retrieved January 16, 2024{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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