2004-034A
It was announced that the NROL-1 launch was to a 57 deg orbit ascent trajectory; on-board engine was used to reach final orbit. Parking orbit was elliptical.
The launch vehicle was nicknamed 'Nemesis'. It probably carried an SDS communications payload. The vehicle is tentatively identified as the object labelled 90027 by independent observers, found in Dec 2004 in a 717 minute orbit.
| NROL-1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Aug 31 | 2317:00 | Launch by Atlas IIAS AC-167 | CC LC36A |
| T+0:59 SRM 3-4 on | |||
| T+1:17 SRM 1-2 sep | |||
| T+1:56 SRM 3-4 sep | |||
| T+2:44 BECO | |||
| T+2:47 Booster package jettison | |||
| T+3:38 Fairing sep | |||
| T+4:57 SECO at 150 km? | |||
| T+4:58 Atlas sep | |||
| 2322 | T+5:15 Centaur MES-1 | ||
| 2327 | T+10:02 MECO-1 off Canada | 191 x 400? x 58.4 | |
| 2004 Sep 1 | |||
| 0025 | T+1:08:31 MES-2 over S Pacific | ||
| 0026 | T+1:09:45 MECO-2 | 255 x 15370 x 57.4 | |
| 267 x 15379 x 58.0 (UN) | |||
| 0030 | T+1:13:47 Centaur sep | ||
| 2004 Dec 6 | 717.75 1778 x 38574 x 623.0 | ||
| 2008 Jan 30 | 717.40 859 x 39477 x 63.0 | ||
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