Status
Partial Failure
Rocket
Mission Details
NOSS-3 4A & 4B (USA-194) (NROL-30)
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.
Payloads: 2
Location
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
2007
29th orbital launch attempt
United Launch Alliance
5th mission
4th mission of 2007
Atlas V
10th mission
2nd mission of 2007