Delta IV Medium+ (5,2) | Topaz 5 (USA-281) (NROL-47)

Status

Success

Topaz 5 (USA-281) (NROL-47)

Launch Time
Fri Jan 12, 2018 22:11 UTC

Final flight of Delta IV M+(5,2) variant.

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Rocket

Delta IV Medium+ (5,2)

Image Credit: ULA

ULA

Status: Retired

Liftoff Thrust: 4,895 kN

Payload to LEO: 9,610 kg

Payload to GTO: 5,080 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 2

Rocket Height: 66.4 m

Fairing Diameter: 5.1 m

Fairing Height: 19.1 m

Details

Mission Details

Topaz 5 (USA-281) (NROL-47)

The satellites are presumably the FIA-Radar (Future Imagery Architecture - Radar) radar component of the FIA system. They are the successors of the Onyx radar satellites. In 2013 information leaked out, which indicates, that the Byman codename is Topaz. No details have been published.

Payloads: 1

Low Earth Orbit

Location

SLC-6, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Wiki

Stats

2018

5th orbital launch attempt

United Launch Alliance

124th mission

1st mission of 2018

123rd successful mission

119th consecutive successful mission

Delta IV Medium

27th mission

1st mission of 2018

27th successful mission