USA 268

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USA 268 is classified as:

Geostationary
Military

NORAD ID: 41584

Int'l Code: 2016-036A

Perigee: 35,586.8 km

Apogee: 36,001.7 km

Inclination: 6.3 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: June 11, 2016
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

USA 268 (NROL-37) is a top-secret geostationary surveillance satellite, owned and operated by the National Reconnaissance Office, the government agency responsible for running the country's fleet of spy satellites. NRO spacecraft capture signals and images critical to the U.S. intelligence community for warfighters and policy makers combating ISIS and Al-Qaeda and monitoring the activities in North Korea, Iran, Russia, China and other global hotspots.

1 41584U 16036A   21250.72513855 0.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    07
2 41584   6.3093 353.0682 0049199  54.7537 305.7280  1.00270000    00

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants