P-226 1

P-226 is a small subsatellite with a similar orbit as the P-801 ELINT series.

This subsatellite was deployed from racks mounted on the KH-9 Hexagon reconnaissance satellites. It used two solid-fuel kick-motors to maneuver itself into its operational orbit after deployment.

Nation:	USA
Type / Application:	ELINT ?
Operator:	US Air Force (USAF)
Contractors:	Lockheed (bus)
Equipment:	?
Configuration:	mod. P-11 bus
Propulsion:	2 × kick motors
Power:	Solar cells, batteries
Lifetime:
Mass:
Orbit:	1387 km × 1396 km, 95.09°

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
P-226 1	1975-051C	08.06.1975	Va SLC-4E		Titan-3D	with KH-9 10

Launch Sites:

Va = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA

Further Program Jupiter P-11 "Subsatellite Ferret" missions: P-11 based SIGINT (Program Jupiter / P-989) missions

P-11 based scientific and technological missions

P-11 based unidentified missions

P-226 1 ?
P-801 1,..., 7

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