Rapid Pathfinder Prototype
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USA-225, also known as the Rapid Pathfinder Prototype (RPP) and NRO Launch 66 (NROL-66), is an American satellite which was launched in 2011. The satellite is being used to perform technology demonstration and development experiments, including advanced dosimeters to characterize the space environment from a 1,200 kilometer low Earth orbit. It is operated by the United States National Reconnaissance Office.
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- Operator
- National Reconnaissance Office
- Country of origin
- United States
- Mass
- 235
- Image
- NROL66.png
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- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2011-02-06
- space launch vehicle
- Minotaur I
- start point
- Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 8
- Commons category
- NROL-66
- launch contractor
- Orbital Sciences Corporation
- service retirement
- 2017-00-00
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USA-225, also known as the Rapid Pathfinder Prototype (RPP) and NRO Launch 66 (NROL-66), is an American satellite which was launched in 2011. The satellite is being used to perform technology demonstration and development experiments, including advanced dosimeters to characterize the space environment from a 1,200 kilometer low Earth orbit. It is operated by the United States National Reconnaissance Office.
Rapid Pathfinder was developed for less than US$20 million over a period of less than two years. Its dimensions are 0.5 m times 0.5 m times 0.5 m, and its mass including payload is 235 kg.
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