Sunday, August 4, 2013

USA-125

 1996-038A


A classified satellite was launched by a Titan 4 from Cape Canaveral in Jul 1996. Launch of the venerable K-2 vehicle had been delayed for some years; it delivered its payload to a 318 km, 55.0 deg initial orbit. A kick motor was later cataloged in a 383 x 14072 km x 55.4 deg orbit. The payload is thought to be a QUASAR communications satellite in Molniya-type orbit.


USA 125 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1996 Jul 3  0030:02 Launch by Titan K-2  CC 
  Titan SRM sep 
  Titan Stage 1 sep 
 0039? Titan Stage 2 MECO 
 0039? Titan stage 2 sep 
   90.4 292 x 300 x 54.9 (UN) 
1996 Jul 3?  0135? PKM fired  300 x 14200? x 55.4 
 0140? PKM sep 
 0200?  Fiducial inc change  
1999 Dec 16   (C)  383 x 14072 x 55.4  
2010 Oct 9    716.56 363 x 39931 x 64.0 
2011?   Reentered 

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