Tag: National Reconnaissance Office
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Atlas 5 rocket back on the launch pad for national security mission
An Atlas 5 rocket stands on pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Thursday night. Credit: United Launch Alliance A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket made its third trip to a Cape Canaveral launch pad Thursday, rolling into position for liftoff Friday afternoon with a classified payload for the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency. The 206-foot-tall…
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Live coverage: ULA launches Atlas 5 rocket with cargo for spysat agency
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Atlas 5 rocket with a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. The mission is designated NROL-101. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”ULA Broadcast”] [tabby title=”SFN Live”] [tabbyending] United Launch Alliance’s live launch broadcast begins at 4:53 p.m. EST (2153 GMT) Friday,…
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Atlas 5 takes shelter from Tropical Depression Eta
Credit: United Launch Alliance With Tropical Depression Eta forecast to restrengthen into a tropical storm and move toward Florida, United Launch Alliance moved an Atlas 5 rocket off its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Friday and delayed liftoff with a U.S. government spy satellite to Wednesday. Riding a mobile launch platform, the 206-foot-tall (63-meter) Atlas…
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Photos: Atlas 5 rolls to launch pad with new solid rocket boosters
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket with a new type of solid rocket booster emerged from its hangar Tuesday evening for the 1,800-foot rollout to pad 41 at Cape Canaveral, moving into position for liftoff Wednesday with a classified National Reconnaissance Office payload. The 206-foot-tall (63-meter) Atlas 5 rocket departed the Vertical Integration Facility…
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Atlas 5 rocket, NRO payload return to launch pad after repairs
A 206-foot-tall Atlas 5 rocket returned to pad 41 at Cape Canaveral on Tuesday evening after an unplanned rollback to a nearby integration hangar for repairs. Credit: United Launch Alliance Ready for blastoff just after sunset Wednesday with a classified payload for the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket…
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Live coverage: Atlas 5 launch delayed to Nov. 13
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Atlas 5 rocket with a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. The mission is designated NROL-101. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. United Launch Alliance’s live launch broadcast begins at 5:38 p.m. EST (2258 GMT) Tuesday, Nov. 3.
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Good weather expected for twilight Atlas 5 launch Tuesday
The NROL-101 mission patch pays tribute to the ‘Lord of the Rings’ stories, with a gold ring and Elvish script that translates to “Goodness Persists.” Credit: National Reconnaissance Office Forecasters predict a 90% chance of good weather for liftoff of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral just after sunset Tuesday with…
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Atlas 5 launch from Cape Canaveral scheduled for next week
The National Reconnaissance Office’s top secret payload is lifted atop ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket Monday inside the Vertical Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Credit: United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance teams mounted a top secret payload for the National Reconnaissance Office on top of an Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral Monday…
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ULA’s Delta 4-Heavy rocket still grounded by launch pad problem
Three swing arms are designed to pull away from the Delta 4-Heavy rocket at liftoff. Credit: United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance engineers have resolved the problem that triggered an abort of a planned Delta 4-Heavy rocket launch Sept. 30, but the company said Friday it is continuing to evaluate a concern with the launch…
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NRO reveals plans for previously-undisclosed SpaceX launch this month
File photo of a Falcon 9 rocket launch from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Credit: SpaceX The National Reconnaissance Office has confirmed it will launch a payload on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral later this month, a mission on SpaceX’s schedule that was not publicly disclosed until recently. A…