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August 13, 2023

SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log: MH370

The NOSS 3-6 duo had the best coverage, which includes the full northern arc from Thailand to Kazakhstan determined by the Inmarsat reception:

Satobs 09/03/2014 from Jon Mikel on 2014-03-09 (SeeSat-L Mar-14 )

Caught 3 times of #28888, and looks that is very early (~7,4 seconds).
Need help to confirm. This would mean a little maneuver.

Updated USA 186 elements from Ted Molczan via Seesat-l on 2015-04-07 (SeeSat-L Apr-15 )

USA 186 269 X 467 km
1 28888U 05042A 15096.79616418 .00042399 00000-0 23233-3 0 04
2 28888 96.8893 135.6303 0146969 291.6872 66.8794 15.65755801 03
Arc 20150403.8-0406.81 WRMS resid 0.025 totl 0.010 xtrk

Space Based Infrared System

This would be the second SBIRS HEO payload; the first was lofted June 27, 2006 for the NRO as part of the NROL-22 mission that inaugurated West Coast operations for Delta IV.

SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log: USA 186 recovered
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USA 186 is the secondary West plane satellite in the KH-11 constellation

SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log: Past and future of the KH-11 Keyhole/Evolved Enhanced CRYSTAL constellation (part 3)
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https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/2023-06/UCS-Satellite-Database-1-1-2023.txt

"Keyhole 5 (Advanced KH-11, KH-12-5, Improved Crystal, EIS-3, USA 186)" USA 186 USA USA National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Military Earth Observation Optical Imaging LEO Elliptical 0 264 "1,050" 5.59E-02 97.9 97 "18,000" " 10,000 " 10/19/2005 5 Lockheed Martin USA Vandenberg AFB Titan IV 2005-042A 28888 $1 billion satellite; last use of Titan IV as launch vehicle. JMSR http://www.nro.gov/PressReleases/prs_rel86.html http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/fl_titan4_preview_010930.html