NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2003-012A
USA 169 is an American military geostationary, super-secure communications satellite that was launched by a Titan 4 rocket from Cape Canaveral AFS at 13:43 UT on 8 April 2003. The 4.5 tonne satellite is also known as MILSTAR 6 (MILitary Strategic and TActical Relay satellite 6). With the end of the cold war, MILSTARs are no longer engineered for "heroic survivability". No further details are available.
Launch Date: 2003-04-08
Launch Vehicle: Titan IV
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office