This is an US military satellite of unknown purpose.
No details are known so far. It has been launched by an Atlas-5(531)² rocket with medium sized fairing.
A candidate object for this payload has been found by an amateur satellite observer in an ~11000 km MEO orbit with 58.5° inclination. There are no precedents for a satellite in this kind of orbit.
Note: The NROL designations refer to the launch, not to the payload.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | ? |
Operator: | NRO |
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Orbit: | 11032 km × 11067 km, 58.53° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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USA 310 (NROL 101) | 2020-083A | 13.11.2020 | CC LC-41 | Atlas-5(531)² |