Tag: NROL
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ULA Delta IV-Heavy successfully lofts NROL-37
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket beat the weather and launched a top secret payload into space for the US National Reconnaissance Office (NROL-37) on Saturday. Launch from Space Launch Complex 37 (SLC-37) at Cape Canaveral was on schedule at the start of the window that opened at 1:51pm Eastern (17:51 UTC).…
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ULA Delta IV launches with NROL-45
United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV rocket has launched with the NROL-45 payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office on Wednesday morning. Liftoff, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, was on schedule at 03:40 local time (11:40 UTC), the opening of its launch window. Delta IV Launch: Wednesday’s mission, which was the first for the…
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NROL-55 takes a ride uphill on ULA Atlas V
Making its second flight in less than a week, United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket has successfully deployed a National Reconnaissance Office primary payload (NROL-55) – and a host of smaller satellites – Thursday following a pre-dawn liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Liftoff was on schedule at 05:49 Pacific Daylight Time (12:49 UTC). Atlas…
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Atlas V launches NROL-35 out of Vandenberg
United Launch Alliance has conducted its final launch of 2014, making use of a new upper stage engine on its Atlas V rocket to deliver a National Reconnaissance Office payload into orbit. Friday’s launch of NROL-35 dodged the weather and occurred at 19:19 local time (03:19 UTC on Saturday) from Space Launch Complex 3E at Vandenberg…
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ULA’s Atlas V launches with the NROL-33 military spacecraft
A National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) military payload rode into orbit atop the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket on Thursday. Liftoff of the NROL-33 mission from Cape Canaveral occurred at 09:09 local time (13:09 UTC) from Space Launch Complex -41 (SLC-41). Atlas V Mission: Like most missions for the National Reconnaissance Office, many details…
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Atlas V launches NROL-67 military spacecraft
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) have launched an Atlas V, tasked with deploying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. The mission, designated NRO Launch 67 (NROL-67), lifted off from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex -41 (SLC-41) on schedule at 13:45 local time (17:45 UTC) on Thursday. Atlas V/NROL-67 Mission: The mission of the NROL-67…
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Range Realigns – SpaceX CRS-3 mission targets April 14
Thanks in part to the successful launch – at the first attempt – of the Atlas V with the DMSP-5D3 F-19 satellite on Thursday, teams have re-planned the next two launches from Cape Canaveral. The next Atlas V – with the NROL-67 satellite – is targeting April 10, while SpaceX’s Falcon 9 v1.1 launch with the…
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Atlas V launches NROL-39 from Vandenberg
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) have launched their Atlas V rocket on the NROL-39 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. Liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California was on schedule at the opening of the launch window at 23:13 local time Thursday (07:13 UTC on Friday). Atlas V Mission: The primary payload for Thursday’s…
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ULA Delta IV-H launches with NROL-65
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV conducted a morning launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Wednesday, carrying a classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office. Liftoff of the NROL-65 mission, which deployed the last KH-11 reconnaissance satellite, occurred at 11:03 local time (16:03 UTC). Delta IV-H Launch: NRO Launch 65, or NROL-65,…
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ULA Atlas V finally launches with NROL-36
The Atlas V launch – believed to be carrying a pair of ocean surveillance satellites to locate ships at sea, in a mission designated NROL-36 – launched on Thursday night at 21:39 GMT (2:39pm Local), from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The launch suffered from several delays since its initial August 14 launch date, prior to Thursday’s…