Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Government/Top Secret · LEO
Ninth 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 499 2025-074A | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 500 2025-074B | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 501 2025-074C | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 502 2025-074D | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 503 2025-074E | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 504 2025-074F | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 505 2025-074G | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 506 2025-074H | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
Show all 22 objects
| USA 507 2025-074J | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 508 2025-074K | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 509 2025-074L | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 510 2025-074M | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 511 2025-074N | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 512 2025-074P | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 513 2025-074Q | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 514 2025-074R | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 515 2025-074S | Payload | 574 × 580 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 516 2025-074T | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 517 2025-074U | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 518 2025-074V | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 519 2025-074W | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
| USA 520 2025-074X | Payload | 575 × 579 km · 70.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2025-074 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).