Photo: Jeff Caplan, Langley Research Centre, NASA · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Government/Top Secret · SSO
Payload for the US Space Force’s Tactically Responsive Launch program. It is a space domain awareness satellite that was procured under the Space Force's responsive launch program. The spacecraft was built in under a year and the launch provider was given three weeks of notice for the launch.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| ODYSSEY 2021-051A | Payload | re-entered 2022-12-18 | |
| PEGASUS R/B 2021-051B | Rocket body | re-entered 2023-11-27 |
COSPAR ID 2021-051 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).