What is USA-181?
{{no sources|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox spaceflight |name=USA-181 |image=Demosat with 3CSat.jpg |image_caption=Demosat payload on the first Delta IV Heavy rocket. |mission_type=Demonstration Satellite |operator=Boeing Space |mission_duration=In Orbit: {{time interval|December 21, 2004|show=ymd|sep=,}} |launch_date=December 21, 2004 |launch_rocket=Delta IV Heavy |launch_site=Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, LC-37B, Florida |launch_contractor=Boeing Space }} '''USA-181''' was the first payload to be launched on the [[Delta IV]] Heavy rocket. == Launch == USA-181 launched on The Maiden Flight of the Delta IV Heavy Rocket on December 21, 2004, from [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|Cape Canaveral]] Air Force Station, LC-37B. == Description == USA-181 is permanently attached to the second stage of the first Delta IV Heavy rocket. == Conclusion == As of 2024 USA-181 remains in a Medium Earth Orbit attached to the First Delta IV Heavy rocket. [[Category:American satellites]]