NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

PAN (USA-270)

Launch Time
Tue Sep 08, 2009 21:35 UTC

Rocket

Atlas V 401
Image Credit: ULA
ULA
Status: Active
Price: $109.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 3,826 kN
Payload to LEO: 9,797 kg
Payload to GTO: 4,750 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 58.3 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.8 m

Mission Details

PAN (USA-270)

The Nemesis series of satellites are geostationary COMINT satellites to intercept transmissions to commercial communicationss satellites. These satellites were known at launch by the names PAN and CLIO or the program designation P360.

Nemesis 1, PAN (Paladium At Night) or P360 was procured by an unidentified US Government Agency from Lockheed Martin in October 2006 on a 30-month firm-fixed-price program. Later the satellites were identified in leaked documents as NRO's Nemesis satellites.

Payloads: 1
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

2009

50th orbital launch attempt

United Launch Alliance

31st mission
10th mission of 2009
30th successful mission
26th consecutive successful mission

Atlas V

17th mission
3rd mission of 2009
16th successful mission
7th consecutive successful mission