Topaz 4 satellite

Topaz 4 (FIA-Radar 4, USA 267)

USA

Spacecraft nº:

US spacecraft nº:

Also called: NROL-45

Launch data:

Designation	41334 / 16010A
Launch date	10 Feb 2016 - 11:40 UT
Launch site	Va, SLC-6
Launch vehicle	Delta-4M+(5,2)
Mission	Military: Earth observation, Radar imaging
LEO Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	1078 x 1085 km
Eccentricity	6,71E-05
Inclination	123.0 °
Period	106.7 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Boeing
Platform
Operator	National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime

Description:

The satellites are presumably the "FIA-Radar" (Future Imagery Architecture - Radar) radar component of the FIA system. They are the successors of the Lacrosse / Onyx radar satellites. In 2013 information leaked out, which indicates, that the Byman codename is Topaz.
USA 267 (FIA Radar 4) is classified (NROL-45) mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

Mission details:

Mission delayed from 06 Jun 2015 to 10 Feb 2016.
On Feb 10, 2016 ULA launched a Delta 4 with the USA 267 satellite for the US National Reconnaissance Office. The launch was designated NROL-45. The USA 267 payload has been observed in a 1078 x 1085 km orbit with a retrograde 123 degree inclination, characteristic of the TOPAZ radar imaging satellites.

External links:

Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7(JR722), #14, #226, #228 - update: 15.04.17