USA 389 (60172)

COSPAR: 2024-121Q | Alt Name: USA 389

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

June 29, 2024

Launch Site

AFWTR

Launch Pad

SLC4E

Launch Vehicle

Falcon 9

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

60172

International Designator

2024-121Q

Decay Date

Unknown

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

USA 389

Alternative Name

USA 389

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

NROC

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

USA 389, also known as Starshield 2-15, is a satellite operated by NROC (National Reconnaissance Office) and was launched on June 29, 2024, from the AFWTR Space Launch Complex 4E using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length, 4.1 meters in diameter, and spans 29 meters with deployable solar arrays for power generation. It weighs 750 kg at launch, with a dry mass of 700 kg. The satellite's mission is unknown but suspected to involve imaging or SIGINT (Signals Intelligence). Its shape is described as box-like with a pan, and the configuration is based on the Starshield bus.

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 2-15

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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