SHARP 1 (USA-250) (NROL-67)

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

17:45:00

Thursday April 10, 2014

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SHARP 1 (USA-250) (NROL-67)

This series of satellites is likely a new series of geostationary ELINT/SIGINT satellites. Likely they consist of a large antenna and are three axis stabilized. Leaked NRO bugets documents identfy the SHARP (SIGINT High Altitude Replenishment Program) program, which could also be a possibility for this payload. These satellites might otherwise represent a next generation of the Orion satellites. Another possibility is a geostationary version of the Trumpet Follow-On series.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Rocket

Retired
Atlas V 541

Active 2011 to 2022

United Launch Alliance logo

Agency

ULA

Price

$145.00 million

Rocket

Diameter: 3.81m

Height: 62.2m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 17,410 kg

GTO: 8,290 kg

Liftoff Thrust

10,478 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.4m

Height: 26.5m

Stages

2

Strap-ons

4

Launch Site

SLC-41

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

15 days 22 hours

Stats

Atlas V


45th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 2014

United Launch Alliance


81st

Mission

4th

Mission of 2014

2014


20th

Orbital launch attempt