USA 158 (26770)

COSPAR: 2001-020A | Alt Name: GeoLITE

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

May 18, 2001

Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Launch Pad

SLC17B

Launch Vehicle

Delta 7925-9.5

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

26770

International Designator

2001-020A

Decay Date

Unknown

Basic Satellite Info

Name

USA 158

Alternative Name

GeoLITE

Type

Payload

Status

Non-operational

Owner

NROC

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

USA 158, also known as GeoLITE, is a US communication (experimental) satellite launched on May 18, 2001, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Pad SLC-17B, using a Delta 7925-9.5 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 3 meters in length and 1.8 meters in diameter with an 8.8 meter span, featuring a box shape with two panels and a dish. It has a dry mass of 929 kilograms and was launched with a total mass of 1870 kilograms. GeoLITE is equipped with GLT, GLOM, IBS-S equipment and powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries. The satellite's mission lasted for approximately nine years, designed to conduct experimental communication operations. Manufactured by TRW for the National Reconnaissance Office (NROC), it utilized a TR-500 motor and has an unspecified RCS and ADCS system.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

1.8

Span

8.8

Dry Mass

929

Launch Mass

1870

Shape

Box + 2 Pan + Dish

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

GeoLITE

Purpose

Communication (Experimental)

Mission

Communication (Experimental)

Manufacturer

TRW

Life Expectancy

9 years

Bus

T-310

Configuration

T310

Motor

TR-500

Equipment

GLT, GLOM, IBS-S

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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