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Mission type | Missile Detection |
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Operator | US Air Force |
COSPAR ID | 2007-054A |
SATCAT no. | 32287 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | DSP |
Manufacturer | Northrop Grumman |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 11 November 2007 |
Rocket | Delta IV Heavy |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B |
USA-197, also known as DSP-23, is a missile detection satellite and part of the Defense Support Program that was launched in 2007.[1]
United Launch Alliance (ULA) performed the launch of USA-197 using a Delta IV Heavy rocket in from SLC-37B of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on November 11, 2007.[2]