USA-315

USA-315 is a United States satellite, specifically a classified payload launched as part of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Details about its exact mission, capabilities, and orbit are not publicly available due to its classified nature. It was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on February 2, 2024, at 23:18 UTC. The launch was designated as NROL-76, and the NRO confirmed that the satellite had successfully reached orbit. Due to the secrecy surrounding the mission, observations and analyses of its orbital parameters by amateur satellite trackers are the primary source of unclassified information regarding its behavior and purpose, although these are speculative and cannot be confirmed.