flown missionSuccess

Titan 405B | NROL-16

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 40 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAApr 30, 2005, 00:50 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: NROL-16 (Onyx 5)
Type: Government/Top Secret
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Amateur observors believed this to be the fifth in the Lacrosse/Onyx radar spy satellite series built by Lockheed Martin.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Apr 30, 2005, 00:50 UTC
Window opens: Apr 30, 2005, 00:50 UTC
Window closes: Apr 30, 2005, 00:50 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:41 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Titan 405B
Family: Titan
Variant: 405B
Provider: United States Air Force
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 40
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.5619, -80.5774