2003-054A
A new ocean surveillance SIGINT was launched in Dec 2003 on MLV-14. The Centaur IIA has two RL10A-4-1B engines. The unclassified launch name was Libra. Two satellites were deployed, rather than the expected three, confirming the new Atlas-launched system was a different design to its predecessors.
The satellites each made a stationkeeping burn to join the operational constellation on 2004 Mar 24.
| NRO | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Dec 2 | 1004 | Launch by Atlas IIAS AC-164 | V SLC3E |
| T+0:57 SRB 3-4 on | |||
| T+1:59 SRB 1-2 sep | |||
| T+2:02 SRB 3-4 sep | |||
| T+2:43 BECO | |||
| T+2:47 Booster sep | |||
| T+3:29 Fairing sep | |||
| T+4:33 SECO | |||
| T+4:35 Atlas sep | -5558 x 200 x 63.7 | ||
| T+4:52 MES1 | |||
| 1014 | T+10:36 MECO1 | 166 x 1209 x 61.1 | |
| T+1:10:05 MES2 17s | |||
| 1114 | T+1:10:22 MECO2 | 1008 x 1208 x 63.4 | |
| 1118 | T+1:14:05 Centaur sep | 1005 x 1218 x 63.5 (UN) | |
| ? Payload 2 separates | |||
| 2004 Mar 23 | 107.415 1016 x 1197 x 63.4 | ||
| 2004 Mar 24 | Stationkeeping burn | ||
| 2004 Mar 24 | 107.426 1016 x 1198 x 63.4 | ||
