flown missionSuccess

Atlas V 401 | CLIO (USA-257)

United Launch AllianceSpace Launch Complex 41 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USASep 17, 2014, 00:10 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: CLIO
Type: Government/Top Secret
Target orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Sep 17, 2014, 00:10 UTC
Window opens: Sep 17, 2014, 00:10 UTC
Window closes: Sep 17, 2014, 00:10 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:42 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Atlas V 401
Family: Atlas
Variant: 401
Provider: United Launch Alliance
Type: Commercial
Country: USA

webcasts

[AV0049] United Launch Alliance Atlas V Rocket Blasts Off With CLIO Spacecraft

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 41
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.5834, -80.5830