Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Lockheed Martin
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
Direct-GEO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Thu, 11 Oct 2001 02:32:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4499 ever
Mission
The primary purpose of the SDS satellites is to relay imagery from low-flying reconnaissance satellites, notably the Keyhole optical reconnaissance and Lacrosse/Onyx radar reconnaissance satellites to ground stations in the United States.