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SuccessNROL-12 · Lockheed Martin
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Oct 11, 2001, 02:32 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Oct 11, 2001, 02:32 UTC – Thursday, Oct 11, 2001, 02:32 UTC
Provider
Lockheed Martin
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
NROL-12 (Quasar 14)
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
The primary purpose of the SDS satellites is to relay imagery from low-flying reconnaissance satellites, notably the Keyhole optical reconnaissance and Lacrosse/Onyx radar reconnaissance satellites to ground stations in the United States.
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