Mission type | ELINT |
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Operator | National Reconnaissance Office |
COSPAR ID | 2006-027A |
SATCAT no. | 29249 |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 28 June 2006, 03:33 | UTC
Rocket | Delta IV-M+(4,2) D317 |
Launch site | Vandenberg, SLC-6 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Molniya |
Perigee altitude | 1,138 kilometres (707 mi)[1] |
Apogee altitude | 39,210 kilometres (24,360 mi)[1] |
Inclination | 63.2°[1] |
USA-184, also known as NRO Launch 22 or NROL-22, is an American signals intelligence satellite, operated by the National Reconnaissance Office. Launched in 2006, it has been identified as the first in a new series of satellites which are replacing the earlier Trumpet spacecraft.[2]