Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Government/Top Secret · LEO
Sixth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA 441 2024-243A | Payload | 574 × 580 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 442 2024-243B | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 443 2024-243C | Payload | 574 × 580 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 444 2024-243D | Payload | 575 × 580 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 445 2024-243E | Payload | 574 × 580 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 446 2024-243F | Payload | 574 × 580 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 447 2024-243G | Payload | 575 × 580 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 448 2024-243H | Payload | 574 × 580 km · 70.0° | Globe |
Show all 22 objects
| USA 449 2024-243J | Payload | 574 × 580 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 450 2024-243K | Payload | 575 × 580 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 451 2024-243L | Payload | 574 × 580 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 452 2024-243M | Payload | 574 × 580 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 453 2024-243N | Payload | 574 × 580 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 454 2024-243P | Payload | 574 × 580 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 455 2024-243Q | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 456 2024-243R | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 457 2024-243S | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 458 2024-243T | Payload | 574 × 580 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 459 2024-243U | Payload | 574 × 580 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 460 2024-243V | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 461 2024-243W | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 462 2024-243X | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2024-243 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).