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Satellite Fact Sheet
USA 278
Also called NROL 42
General
Designation
42941 / 17056A
Launch date
24 Sep 2017
Country of origin
United States
Mission
Military: signal intelligence? Raven?
Perigee/Apogee
highly elliptical
Inclination
63°
Period
12 hours
Launch vehicle
Atlas 5
#73
Might be in the same series as
USA 259
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