Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Government/Top Secret · SSO
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA 247 2013-072A | Payload | 1102 × 1105 km · 123.0° | Globe |
| FIREBIRD 1 2013-072B | Payload | re-entered 2023-11-27 | |
| FIREBIRD 2 2013-072C | Payload | 0 × 0 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| AEROCUBE 5A 2013-072D | Payload | re-entered 2023-04-16 | |
| AEROCUBE 5B 2013-072E | Payload | re-entered 2022-11-23 | |
| ALICE 2013-072F | Payload | 419 × 648 km · 120.5° | Globe |
| SNAP-3 2013-072G | Payload | re-entered 2025-04-23 | |
| SMDC ONE 2.4 2013-072H | Payload | 407 × 594 km · 120.5° | Globe |
Show all 14 objects
| CUNYSAT-1 2013-072J | Payload | re-entered 2025-10-14 | |
| CP8 (IPEX) 2013-072K | Payload | 421 × 650 km · 120.5° | Globe |
| MCUBED-2 2013-072L | Payload | re-entered 2026-06-20 | |
| TACSAT 6 2013-072M | Payload | re-entered 2026-09-21 | |
| SMDC ONE 2.3 2013-072N | Payload | re-entered 2026-09-16 | |
| ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B 2013-072P | Rocket body | 441 × 698 km · 120.4° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2013-072 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).