USA-183

 2005-016A

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Titan 4B-30 with a 66' fairing and without an upper stage. Possibly Titan 405B; launch codename PROMETHEUS. Stage 1 impact E of Newfoundland. The spacecraft was quickly tracked by hobbyists. In 2015 imaging by Russian space debris cameras showed that the radar on USA 182 was a rectangular planar one rather than the paraboloid dishes used on the first four spacecraft.

NRO
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2005 Apr 30	0050	Launch by Titan 4B-30	CC SLC 40
		T+2:12 St 1 burn
		T+2:26 SRMU sep
		T+3:01 PLF sep
		T+5:20 St 1 sep
		T+9:10 St 2 MECO
		T+9:30 St 2 sep
2005 Apr 30			96.55 481 x 705 x 57.0
2005 May 4	0035?	Apogee burn	99.10 712 x 718 x 57.0
2007 Jun 2			709 x 720 x 57.0
2011 Mar 27			709 x 719 x 57.0