KH 11-16
Sign in to saveAlso known as NROL-65, KH11-16, Keyhole 12-7, Keyhole 11-16, KH 12-7, Crystal 16, Enhanced CRYSTAL 2110, NRO Launch 65
USA-245 or NRO Launch 65 (NROL-65) is an American reconnaissance satellite which is operated by the National Reconnaissance Office. Launched in August 2013, it is the last Block 4 KH-11 reconnaissance satellite, and the last official spacecraft to be launched in the Keyhole program.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- KH-11 KENNEN
- Operator
- National Reconnaissance Office
- Country of origin
- United States
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin
- Significant event
- rocket launch
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- start point
- Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6
- type of orbit
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- space launch vehicle
- Delta IV Heavy
- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2013-08-28
- Commons category
- NROL-65
- launch contractor
- United Launch Alliance
- powered by
- spacecraft solar array
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Reconnaissance satellite
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USA-245 or NRO Launch 65 (NROL-65) is an American reconnaissance satellite which is operated by the National Reconnaissance Office. Launched in August 2013, it is the last Block 4 KH-11 reconnaissance satellite, and the last official spacecraft to be launched in the Keyhole program.
==Reconnaissance satellite== thumb|USA-245 imaged in orbit by amateur astrophotography|astrophotograph Details of USA-245's mission are classified by the US military, however numerous independent analysts identified it as a KH-11 before launch, and amateur satellite watchers have since observed it in the orbit used by such satellites.
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