Norad ID: 28384
| Spacetrack Directory Name | USA 179 |
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| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Perigee | 1355 km |
| Apogee | 38997 km |
USA 179, 28384 is a payload satellite owned by NRO (US) that was launched on Tue, 31 Aug 2004 UTC via an ATLAS IIAS launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
satellite USA 179 Date of exalting 31.08.2004y.