Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Government/Top Secret · GTO
Primary payload of the mission is the Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM (CBAS) satellite, which will be placed in geosynchronous orbit. It will continously relay data from from existing military communications satellites to support senior leaders and combatant commanders. This mission will…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA 283 2018-036A | Payload | 35786 × 35788 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| USA 284 2018-036B | Payload | 36786 × 36945 km · 7.4° | Globe |
| ATLAS CENTAUR R/B 2018-036C | Rocket body | 31894 × 35454 km · 7.0° | Globe |
| ATLAS CENTAUR DEB 2018-036D | Debris | 35118 × 35322 km · 7.4° | Globe |
| USA 285 2018-036E | Payload | 35232 × 35324 km · 7.4° | Globe |
| USA 286 2018-036F | Payload | 35230 × 35321 km · 7.4° | Globe |
| USA 287 2018-036G | Payload | 36331 × 36343 km · 6.4° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2018-036 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).