USA-193

Summary

USA-193 is a reconnaissance satellite^[1]. USA-193 ranks in the top 4% of reconnaissance_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (624 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• USA-193's instance of is recorded as reconnaissance satellite^[3].
• USA-193's instance of is recorded as former entity^[4].
• USA-193 is operated by National Reconnaissance Office^[5].
• USA-193's Commons category is recorded as NROL-21^[6].
• USA-193's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta II^[7].
• USA-193's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as December 14, 2006^[8].
• USA-193's time of object orbit decay is recorded as February 29, 2008^[9].
• USA-193's cause of destruction is recorded as RIM-161 Standard Missile 3^[10].
• USA-193's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[11].
• USA-193's significant event is recorded as failure^[12].
• USA-193's significant event is recorded as destruction^[13].
• USA-193's significant event is recorded as atmospheric entry^[14].
• USA-193's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 2 West^[15].
• USA-193's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+58.48'}^[16].
• USA-193's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+2268'}^[17].
• USA-193's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+257'}^[18].
• USA-193's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+242'}^[19].
• USA-193's funder is recorded as National Reconnaissance Office^[20].

Why It Matters

USA-193 ranks in the top 4% of reconnaissance_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (624 views/month).^[2] USA-193 has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] USA-193 is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]