USA-234 , or NROL-25 (National Reconnaissance Office Launch), or FIA-Radar 2 (Future Imagery Architecture - Radar) is an American intelligence satellite. USA-234 is a radar satellite designed for surveillance at any time of the day or in any weather.
| USA-234 | |
|---|---|
| NROL-25 | |
| Manufacturer |  |
| Operator | U.S. National Aerospace Intelligence Agency |
| Satellite | Of the earth |
| Launch pad | Vandenberg SLC-6 |
| Launch vehicle | Delta 4 |
| Launch | April 3, 2012 23:12 UTC |
| NSSDC ID | 2012-014A |
| SCN | 38109 |
| Elements of the orbit | |
| Eccentricity | 0,000377 |
| Mood | 123 ° |
| Apocenter | 1 106 km |
| Pericenter | 1,101 km |
FIA
The USA-234 satellite was launched under the FIA (Future Imagery Architecture) program consisting of launching a new generation of reconnaissance satellites, namely it is a radar satellite. According to the plan, the FIA radar satellite constellation should consist of four satellites. The first of them, USA-215 , was launched in 2010, USA-234 is the second, and two more satellites are scheduled to be launched in 2013.
Links
- NSSDC Master Catalog. USA 234 . (eng.)
- FIA-Radar 1, 2, 3, 4 . Archived on September 25, 2012. (eng.)
- www.spaceflight101.com. NROL-25 - Launch Updates . Archived on September 25, 2012. (eng.)