Atlas
SuccessNROL-23 · Lockheed Martin
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Feb 3, 2005, 07:41 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Feb 3, 2005, 07:41 UTC – Thursday, Feb 3, 2005, 07:41 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-23 (Intruder 7A & 7B)
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Last launch of an Atlas model using the original, innovative, balloon propellant tanks conceived in 1947. Third launch of new generation paired satellites used for tracking, characterisation, and intelligence on naval vessels and civilian shipping worldwide.
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