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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 401Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
CLIO (USA-257)
Launched
September 17, 2014
Summary
CLIO launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 17, 2014. It was United Launch Alliance's 89th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 5,406th orbital launch attempt. It was the 25th Atlas V 401 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). 111 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 401 · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 25th Atlas V 401 flight · 6th this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 89th launch11th this yearhumanity's 5,406th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
111 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 109 debris; 111 still in orbit
- NEMESIS 2 · NORAD 40208 · in orbit
Centaur AV-049 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
CLIO is a secret satellite procured by an unidentified US Government Agency from Lockheed Martin. The satellite is likely based on a commercial A2100A bus. Purpose and mission is not known.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
67th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 5th this year · 716th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
45 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did CLIO launch?
CLIO launched on September 17, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch CLIO?
Coverage: [AV0049] United Launch Alliance Atlas V Rocket Blasts Off With CLIO Spacecraft. Watch the replay
What rocket launched CLIO?
Atlas V 401, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 401 spec sheet
Where did CLIO launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was CLIO going to?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did CLIO launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).