{"id":14320,"date":"2017-09-24T21:49:44","date_gmt":"2017-09-24T13:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-atlas-5-powers-nro-payload-into-the-night\/"},"modified":"2017-09-24T21:49:44","modified_gmt":"2017-09-24T13:49:44","slug":"photos-atlas-5-powers-nro-payload-into-the-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-atlas-5-powers-nro-payload-into-the-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Atlas 5 powers NRO payload into the night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlas 5 rocket blasts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California for its late-night ascent to deploy the NROL-42 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Credit: Alex Polimeni\/Spaceflight Now<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See earlier NROL-42 coverage.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/01-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/01-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/01.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/av-072-1-678x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/av-072-1-678x1017.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/av-072-1-200x300.jpg 200w, 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width=\"678\" height=\"452\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/av-072-8-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/av-072-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/av-072-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/av-072-8.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/02-678x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/02-678x1017.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/02-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/02-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/02.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/03-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/03-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/03.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/04-678x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/04-678x1017.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/04-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/04-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/04.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/05-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/05-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/05.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/06-678x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/06-678x1017.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/06-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/06-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/06.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/07-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/07-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/07-300x200.jpg 300w, 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class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/09-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/09-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/09-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/09.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/10-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/10-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/10.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlas 5 rocket blasts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California for its late-night ascent to deploy the NROL-42 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. 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