USA-336 - Wikipedia

USA-336
Spacecraft properties
The launch of Atlas V 421, the rocket that carried USA-336
Names	USA-336 SBIRS-GEO 6

Mission type	Early Warning
Operator	United States Air Force / United States Space Force
COSPAR ID	2022-092A


Manufacturer	Lockheed Martin
Launch mass	4,500 kg (9,900 lb)^[1]
Power	2 deployable solar arrays, batteries


Start of mission
Launch date	August 4, 2022, 6:29 am EDT^[2]
Rocket	Atlas V
Launch site	Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Contractor	United Launch Alliance


Orbital parameters
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	138.92°^[3]
Altitude	35,799 km (22,244 mi)^[3]
Period	23 hours 56 minutes^[3]
Velocity	3 km/s (1.9 mi/s)^[3]

USA-336, also known as SBIRS-GEO 6 (Space Based Infrared System - Geostationary), is a geostationary satellite operated by the United States Space Force (formerly operated by the United States Air Force). USA-336 forms part of the SBIRS High program.^[1]^[4]

Overview

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USA-336 is a three-axis stabilized satellite equipped with an Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) scanner.^[5] USA-336 uses its OPIR scanner and long-range surveillance to provide early warning for Ballistic Missile launches.^[1]^[4] It will replace older Defense Support Program satellites.^[5]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c Krebs, Gunter D. (2023), SBIRS-GEO 5, 6, Gunter Space Page, retrieved January 15, 2024
^ SBIRS GEO 6 Launch Blog (2022), United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches Missile Warning Satellite for U.S. Space Force, United Launch Alliance, retrieved January 15, 2024{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d SBIRS GEO 6 (USA 336), n2yo.com, 2022, retrieved January 15, 2024
^ ^a ^b Hodgman, James (2022), SLD 45 to support SBIRS GEO Launch, Last Satellite for Infrared Constellation, United States Space Force, retrieved January 15, 2024
^ ^a ^b Williams, David R. (2022), SBIRS-GEO 6, NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive, retrieved January 15, 2024

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January	Starlink G4-5 (49 satellites) ION-SCV 004 (LabSat, STORK-1, STORK-2, SW1FT), Capella 7, Capella 8, ICEYE X14, ICEYE X16, USA-320, USA-321, USA-322, USA-323, DEWA SAT-1, Flock 4x × 44, Kepler × 4, Lemur-2 × 5, Nepal PQ-1 Lemur-2 Krywe, STORK-3, TechEdSat-13, Unicorn-1, Unicorn-2 × 4 Shiyan 13 Starlink G4-6 (49 satellites) USA-324 / GSSAP-5, USA-325 / GSSAP-6 CSG-2
February	USA-326 Starlink G4-7 (49 satellites) Kosmos 2553 / Neitron №1 OneWeb L13 (34 satellites) EOS-04 / RISAT-1A Progress MS-19 Cygnus NG-17 (KITSUNE) Starlink G4-8 (46 satellites) Starlink G4-11 (50 satellites) Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D × 9, Jilin-1 Mofang-02A 01
March	GOES-18 / GOES-T Starlink G4-9 (47 satellites) Noor 2 Starlink G4-10 (48 satellites) SpaceBEE × 16, SpaceBEE NZ × 4 Yaogan 34-02 Soyuz MS-21 Starlink G4-12 (53 satellites) Meridian-M 10
April	ION-SCV 005 (KSF2 × 4), EnMAP, Lynk Tower 01, MP42 / Tiger-3, ÑuSat × 5, SpaceBEE × 12 Gaofen 3-03 Kosmos 2554 / Lotos-S1 №5 Axiom Mission 1 ChinaSat 6D USA-327 / NOSS-3 9A, NOSS-3 9B Starlink G4-14 (53 satellites) SpaceX Crew-4 Kosmos 2555 / EO MKA №2 Starlink G4-16 (53 satellites) Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D × 4, Jilin-1 Gaofen-04A
May	SpaceBEE × 16, SpaceBEE NZ × 8, Unicorn-2F Jilin-1 Kuanfu-01C, Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D × 7 Starlink G4-17 (53 satellites) Tianzhou 4 Jilin-1 Mofang-01A† Starlink G4-13 (53 satellites) Starlink G4-15 (53 satellites) Starlink G4-18 (53 satellites) Kosmos 2556 / Bars-M 3L Boe OFT-2 ION-SCV 006 (SBUDNIC), SHERPA AC1, Vigoride-3, ICEYE × 5, ÑuSat × 4, Lemur-2 × 5, Platform 1, PTD-3
June	Progress MS-20 Shenzhou 14 TROPICS 02†, TROPICS 04† Starlink G4-19 (53 satellites) CMS-02 or GSAT-24 Yaogan 35-02 (3 satellites) CAPSTONE
July	USA-337 Kosmos 2557 / GLONASS-K 16L Starlink G4-21 (53 satellites) Starlink G3-1 (46 satellites) Tianlian II-03 SpaceX CRS-25 (TUMnanoSAT) Starlink G4-22 (53 satellites) Starlink G3-2 (46 satellites) Wentian Starlink G4-25 (53 satellites) Yaogan 35-03 (3 satellites)
August	Kosmos 2558 / Nivelir №3 USA-335 / RASR-4 USA-336 / SBIRS GEO-6 Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft Danuri EOS-02 / Microsat-2A†, AzaadiSAT† Starlink G4-26 (52 satellites) Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D × 10, Jilin-1 Hongwai-01A × 6 Starlink G3-3 (46 satellites) Yaogan 35-04 (3 satellites) Starlink G4-27 (53 satellites) Starlink G4-23 (54 satellites) Starlink G3-4 (46 satellites)
September	Yaogan 33-02 Starlink G4-20 (51 satellites) Yaogan 35-05 (3 satellites) Eutelsat Konnect VHTS Starlink G4-2 (34 satellites) ChinaSat 1E Starlink G4-34 (54 satellites) Soyuz MS-22 KH-11 19/NROL-91 Shiyan 14, Shiyan 15 Starlink G4-35 (52 satellites) Yaogan 36-01 (3 satellites) Shiyan 16A, Shiyan 16B, Shiyan 17
October	TechEdSat-15 SES-20, SES-21 SpaceX Crew-5 Starlink G4-29 (52 satellites) Galaxy 33, Galaxy 34 GLONASS-K 17L RAISE-3†, KOSEN-2†, MAGNARO†, MITSUBA†, WASEDA-SAT-ZERO† Huanjing 2E Yaogan 36-02 (3 satellites) Hotbird 13F Starlink G4-36 (54 satellites) OneWeb L14 (36 satellites) Gonets-M × 3 Progress MS-21 Starlink G4-31 (53 satellites) Shiyan 20C Mengtian
November	LDPE-2, USA-339 / Shepherd Demonstration, USA-340, USA-341, USA-344 / USUVL Kosmos 2563 / EKS-6 Hotbird 13G MATS ChinaSat 19 Cygnus NG-18 (SpaceTuna1) NOAA-21, LOFTID Yunhai-3 01 Tianzhou 5 Galaxy 31, Galaxy 32 Yaogan 34-03 Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D × 5 Artemis 1 (ArgoMoon, BioSentinel, CuSP, EQUULEUS, LunaH-Map, Lunar IceCube, LunIR, Near-Earth Asteroid Scout, OMOTENASHI, Team Miles) Eutelsat 10B EOS-06 / Oceansat-3, Astrocast × 4 SpaceX CRS-26 Yaogan 36-03 (3 satellites) Kosmos 2564 / GLONASS-M 761 Shenzhou 15 Kosmos 2565 / Lotos-S1 №6 (Kosmos 2566) Oceansat-3
December	Gaofen 5-01A OneWeb L15 (40 satellites) Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D × 7, Jilin-1 Pingtai-01A 01 Hakuto-R Mission 1 (Rashid), Lunar Flashlight Shiyan 20A, Shiyan 20B Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36, MTG-I1 Yaogan 36-04 (3 satellites) Shiyan 21 SWOT O3b mPOWER 1, O3b mPOWER 2 Starlink G4-37 (54 satellites) Pléiades Neo 5†, Pléiades Neo 6† Gaofen 11-04 Starlink G5-1 (54 satellites) Shiyan 10-02 EROS-C3
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).