USA-224
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| Launch date | January 20, 2011, 11:10 PM GMT+2 |
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| Inclination | 97. 92° |
| Perigee altitude | 270 kilometers (170 mi) |
| Manufacturers | Lockheed Martin |
| Apogee altitude | 986 kilometers (613 mi) |
| Launch sites | Vandenberg Air Force Base |
| Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 6 | |
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| ID | 2058709 |
About USA-224
USA-224, also known as NRO Launch 49, is an American reconnaissance satellite. Launched in 2011 to replace the decade-old USA-161 satellite, it is the fifteenth KH-11 optical imaging satellite to reach orbit.