USA 358 (59818)

COSPAR: 2024-096E | Alt Name: USA 358

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Launch Details

Launch Date

May 22, 2024

Launch Site

AFWTR

Launch Pad

SLC4E

Launch Vehicle

Falcon 9

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

59818

International Designator

2024-096E

Decay Date

Unknown

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

USA 358

Alternative Name

USA 358

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

NROC

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

USA 358, also known by its OBJECT_ID 2024-096E, is a satellite owned by NROC and operated using a Starshield bus configuration. Launched on May 22, 2024, from SLC4E at AFWTR with a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, the spacecraft has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length, 4.1 meters in diameter, and a span of 29 meters. It had a launch mass of 750 kilograms and a dry mass of 700 kilograms. The satellite's purpose is unknown but could involve imaging or SIGINT operations. Equipped with deployable solar arrays for power, USA 358 has a shape described as "Box + pan." The satellite was manufactured by SPXS and does not have additional details on equipment, major events, or transmission frequencies provided in the data.

Physical Characteristics

Length

0.3

Diameter

4.1

Span

Dry Mass

700

Launch Mass

750

Shape

Box + pan

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Starshield 1-05

Purpose

Unknown (imaging or SIGINT)

Mission

Unknown (imaging or SIGINT)

Manufacturer

SPXS

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Starshield

Configuration

Starshield bus ?

Motor

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

deployable solar arrays

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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