1996-072A
The December 1996 Titan 4 launch was the first acknowledged by NRO as carrying a reconnaissance satellite, USA 129. It flew in an 0944 LTDN SSO, the west plane orbit and continued in space until 2014, operating for a remarkable 17 years.
| USA 129 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Dec 20 | 1804 | Launch by Titan 4 (K-13) | V SLC4E |
| 1806? | T+2:00 St 1 MES | ||
| 1806? | T+2:04 SRM sep | ||
| 1807? | T+3:59 Fairing | ||
| 1809? | T+5:09 St 2 MES | ||
| 1809? | T+5:10 St 1 sep | ||
| 1812? | T+8:50 St 2 MECO | ||
| 1813? | T+8:59 Titan 4 stage 2 sep | ||
| 96.6 145 x 1048 x 97.9 (UN) | |||
| 1996 Dec 30 | 95.18 156 x 898 x 97.9 (72B) | ||
| 1997 Jan 7 | 97.81 251 x 1057 x 97.7 (72A) | ||
| 1997 Oct 28 | 97.39 267 x 1000 x 97.83 (Seesat) | ||
| 2000 Apr 25 | 97.73 282 x 1017 x 97.89 | ||
| 2000 Apr 26 | 2000 | Apogee raise | |
| 2000 Sep 7 | 1900? | Apogee raise | 288 x 978 x 97.9 |
| 2000 Nov 29 | 97.00 289 x 940 x 97.8 | ||
| Apogee raise | 97.66 280 x 1012 x 97.8 | ||
| 2001 Feb 23 | 97.42 284 x 985 x 97.8 | ||
| 2001 Jul 6 | 97.06 282 x 953 x 97.8 | ||
| 2001 Jul 7? | Apogee raise | ||
| 2001 Jul 11 | 97.47 284 x 990 x 97.9 | ||
| 2001 Aug 2 | 97.39 281 x 985 x 97.9 | ||
| 2001 Aug 4? | Apogee raise | ||
| 2003 Jan 7 | 97.45 284 x 988 x 97.9 | ||
| 2003 Aug 11 | 97.07 272 x 964 x 97.8 | ||
| 2003 Dec | Orbit change | ||
| 2003 Dec 29 | 97.83 268 x 1041 x 97.80 | ||
| 2004 Mar 18 | Peri raise | 97.80 279 x 1027 x 98.0 | |
| 2005 Oct 13 | 1133 | orbit raise | |
| 2005 Oct 28 | 280 x 1018 x 98.0 | ||
| 2006 Mar 27 | 277 x 1045 x 97.9 | ||
| 2006 Jul 31 | 277 x 1030 x 97.9 | ||
| 2008 May 20 | 97.09 275 x 962 x 97.75 | ||
| 2011 Apr 18 | 96.43 290 x 884 x 97.7 | ||
| 2013 Aug 29 | 95.53 308 x 770 x 97.6 | ||
