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 (106 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• USA-193's image is recorded as 322nd Delta launches NRO L-21 (cropped).jpg^[3].
• USA-193's instance of is recorded as reconnaissance satellite^[4].
• USA-193's instance of is recorded as former entity^[5].
• USA-193's operator is recorded as National Reconnaissance Office^[6].
• USA-193's logo image is recorded as NROL-21 Mission Patch.png^[7].
• USA-193's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2006-057A^[8].
• USA-193's Commons category is recorded as NROL-21^[9].
• USA-193's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta II^[10].
• USA-193's SCN is recorded as 29651^[11].
• USA-193's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2006-12-14T00:00:00Z^[12].
• USA-193's time of object orbit decay is recorded as +2008-02-29T00:00:00Z^[13].
• USA-193's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03m9t44^[14].
• USA-193's cause of destruction is recorded as RIM-161 Standard Missile 3^[15].
• USA-193's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[16].
• USA-193's significant event is recorded as failure^[17].
• USA-193's significant event is recorded as destruction^[18].
• USA-193's significant event is recorded as atmospheric entry^[19].
• USA-193's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 2 West^[20].
• USA-193's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+58.48'}^[21].
• USA-193's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+2268'}^[22].
• USA-193's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+257'}^[23].
• USA-193's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+242'}^[24].
• USA-193's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "29651"]^[25].
• USA-193's funder is recorded as National Reconnaissance Office^[26].
• USA-193's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 2006-057A^[27].

Why It Matters

USA-193 ranks in the top 4% of reconnaissance_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month).^[2] USA-193 has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] USA-193 is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]