Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)

NROL-38 (SDS)USA-236

Success ULA, Atlas V 401

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
to orbit0 km1,150 km downrange185 km up

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Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Rocket and boosterAtlas V 401
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Atlas V 401

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What it put in orbit1 catalogued object, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
USA 236 2012-033A Payload 35550 × 35634 km · 8.0° Globe

COSPAR ID 2012-033. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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