Monday, August 18, 2014

USA-225

 2011-006A


NRO Rapid Pathfinder Program satellite, NROL-66 launch, USA 225. The RPP satellite was also known as Aquila in some parts of the program, and the Aquila name was then used as the marketing name for the Millenium Space Systems Aquila M1 bus on which the satellite was based.


RPP 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2011 Feb 6  1226  Launch by Minotaur I  V SLC8 
  T+1:01 St 1 sep 
  T+1:18 Interstage sep 
  T+2:13 St 2 sep 
  T+2:15 St 3 burn 
  T+2:23 Fairing 
  T+3:30 St 3 burnout 
  T+8:38? St 3 sep? 
  T+8:50? St 4 burn 
 1236? T+9:58? St 4 burnout  1200? x 1200? x 98? 
 1238? T+11:58? St 4 sep 
   109.7 1202 x 1230 x 90.0 (UN)  
2014 Jan   Still operational

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