KH 11-15
Sign in to saveAlso known as KH11-15, Enhanced CRYSTAL 2109, NRO Launch 49, USA-224, NRO L-49, Keyhole 12-6, KH 12-6, Betty
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- KH-11 KENNEN
- Operator
- National Reconnaissance Office
- Country of origin
- United States
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin
- Image
- 2019-08-29 Safir launch failure.jpg
- Significant event
- rocket launch
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- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2011-01-20
- space launch vehicle
- Delta IV Heavy
- start point
- Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6
- Commons category
- NROL-49
- launch contractor
- United Launch Alliance
- powered by
- spacecraft solar array
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Project history and cost
- Launch
- Imaging of Safir launch preparation accident
- See also
- References
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USA-224, also known as NROL-49, is an American reconnaissance satellite. Launched in 2011 to replace the decade-old USA-161 satellite, it is the fifteenth KH-11 optical imaging satellite to reach orbit.
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