Thursday, November 28, 2002

USA-86

 1992-083A


A satellite was launched from Vandenberg aboard a Titan 4 in 1992, into an orbit which is similar to that of the KH-11 satellites. It is believed that USA 86 replaced the eighth KH-11 in the east plane 1300 LTDN SSO. The satellite was deorbited in mid-2000.


USA 86 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1992 Nov 28  2134 Launch by Titan 4  V SLC4E 
 2136? T+2:00 St 1 MES 
 2146? T+2:04 SRM sep 
 2137?  T+3:59 Fairing sep
 2149? T+5:09 St 2 MES 
 2139? T+5:10 St 1 sep 
 2142? T+8:50 St 2 MECO  
 2143?  T+8:59 Titan 4 stage 2 sep  
   256 x 911 x 97.7 (UN) 
1993 Aug 12  2345?  97.37 260 x 1005 x 97.83 
1995 Aug 24    96.99 264 x 964 x 97.95 
1996 Apr 16    99.01 409 x 1012 x 97.75  
1997 Aug 1   98.97 402 x 1016 x 97.75  
1999 Sep 2    98.75 402 x 995 x 97.69 
2000 May 24    408 x 931 x 97.7 
2000 Aug 15?  Deorbited 

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