NOSS-3 7A & 7B (USA-264) (NROL-55)

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

12:49:30

Thursday October 8, 2015

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NOSS-3 7A & 7B (USA-264) (NROL-55)

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NOSS-3 (Naval Ocean Surveillance System), which is likely not the official designation, is the third generation of NOSS satellites, which are low orbit SIGINT satellites. In 2013, the designation Intruder leaked out. These satellites carry equipment to track ships and aircraft via their radio transmissions. Positions of the origin of the transmissions are determined by triangulation. Each launch consists of two satellites of similar size in the same orbit. Both satellites maneuver to stationkeep relative to one another.

2 Payloads

Rocket

Retired
Atlas V 401

Active 2002 to 2022

United Launch Alliance logo

Agency

ULA

Price

$109.00 million

Rocket

Diameter: 3.81m

Height: 58.3m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 9,797 kg

GTO: 4,750 kg

Liftoff Thrust

3,826 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 4.2m

Height: 13.8m

Stages

2

Launch Site

SLC-3E

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

32 days 16 hours

Stats

Atlas V


58th

Mission

7th

Mission of 2015

United Launch Alliance


101st

Mission

10th

Mission of 2015

2015


61st

Orbital launch attempt