Official name MISR-A-1
Alternative name MISR-A 1
Cospar ID 2023-084AR
Norad ID 56971
Launch date 2023-06-12
Launch site AFWTR
Launch vehicle Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)
Country/Organization USA
Type application SIGINT, Technology
Operator SOCOM (Special Operations Command)
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 93.66
Inclination (deg) 97.52
Perigee (km) 447
Apogee (km) 459
Eccentricity 0.0132450331125828
Mean motion (revs. per day) 15.3747597693786
Semi-Major axis (km) 6831.135
Raan (deg) 251.601
Arg of perigee (deg) 137.0254
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 10
Height (m) 0.3
Width (m) 0.2
Depth (m) 0.2
Span (m^2) 0.3
Contractors NASK (prime)
Configuration CubeSat (6U)
Power Solar cells, batteries

MISR-A 1 (Modular Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) is an experimental CubeSat (6U) by the SOCOM (Special Operations Command) likely carrying a SIGINT payload.

NASK Inc. was the prime contractor, lead system integrator, and mission management software developer for the MISR-A satellite.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
MISR-A-1 2023-084AR 2023-06-12 AFWTR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with W-Series 1, Skykraft Deployer 3, Skykraft 3A, ..., 3D, ICEYE X23, X25, X26, X30, GHOSt 3, Grégoire, Runner 1, Tomorrow R2, QPS-SAR 6, ÑuSat 40, ..., 43, Aces 1, ..., 4, HOTSAT 1, AFR, DROID.001, MuSat 1, ION-SCV 011, Outpost Mission 1, EPICHyper 2, Kelpie 2, Spei Satelles, ELO 4, MRC-100, Unicorn 2I, SATLLA 2I, URESAT 1, Istanbul, ROM 2, Orbiter SN3, Otter Pup, MDQSAT 1C, 1D, Pleiades-Squared, GEI-SAT Precursor, XVI, AII-Delta, Ayris 1, 2, EIVE, FOREST 2, Lemur-2 167, 168, MISR-A 1, MISR-B 2, Tiger 4, FOSSASat FEROX 1, ..., 4, SpaceBEE 168, ..., 179