NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2002-001A
USA 164 is an American geosynchronous military communications spacecraft that was launched by a Titan 4B rocket from Cape Canaveral at 23:30 UT on 16 January 2002. The 4,545 kg, 5 kW satellite belongs to the fleet of Milstar 2 satellites that are extra-secure against jamming, and radiation/blast attacks, and that enables secure links among ships, submarines, aircraft, and ground forces. Being the fifth in the Milstar 2 series, it also carries the alternative names of MILSTAR 5 and MILSTAR 2-5, being actually the fourth and final member of the four-satellite grid. (MILSTAR 4 was a launch failure.)
Launch Date: 2002-01-16
Launch Vehicle: Titan 4B
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office