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![]() | USA 179 |
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USA-179 Analysis:
| USA 179 and its Role
USA 179 is probably an SDS-3 type satellite. It goes under the alternative name NROL 1 as a payload operated by the US National Reconnaissance Office. USA 179 was launched from Launch Complex 36A at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station 2004 August 31. The launch was delayed several times over the period of one week - initially by technical issues and then by the weather. The launch vehicle was the 63rd, and last, Atlas IIAS.
![]() Orbital elements for USA 179 can be found on the Web in Mike McCants's "classified.tle" file. The other two satellites in the constellation are USA 137 and USA 198. As at 2007 July 7, USA 179's orbit was 1,177 x 39,169 kilometres at 62.8 degrees inclination with an orbital period of 717.6 minutes.
Transmission Frequencies
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