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USA-247

American reconnaissance satellite
Vehicle Reconnaissance Satellite Q15283315

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
reconnaissance satellite
Launch date
2013-12-06
Part of
Future Imagery Architecture[4]
Has use
radar imaging[5]
Country of origin
United States[7]
Launch contractor
United Launch Alliance[11]
Launch vehicle
Atlas V 501
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin[3]
Operator
National Reconnaissance Office[2]
Significant event
rocket launch[9]
Space launch vehicle
Atlas V 501[6]
Sponsor
National Reconnaissance Office[10]
Start point
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3 East[12]
UTC date of spacecraft launch
December 6, 2013[8]
Use
radar imaging
🏷️ Also known as
en L-39 en NROL-39 en NRO Launch 39 en Topaz 3 en USA-247 ru Topaz 3
🔖 Identifiers · 3
COSPAR ID
2013-072A
Freebase ID
/m/0zgcnx9
SCN
39462

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🔗 Connections
Country of origin 1
United States
Instance of 1
reconnaissance satellite
Launch contractor 1
United Launch Alliance
Manufacturer 1
Lockheed Martin
Operator 1
National Reconnaissance Office
Part of 1
Future Imagery Architecture
Significant event 1
rocket launch
Space launch vehicle 1
Atlas V 501
Sponsor 1
National Reconnaissance Office
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Summary

USA-247 is a reconnaissance satellite[1].

Related Entities

Atlas V 501 Future Imagery Architecture Lockheed Martin reconnaissance satellite United Launch Alliance United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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