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Atlas | NROL-23

Lockheed MartinLaunch Complex 36B — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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

mission

Name
NROL-23 (Intruder 7A & 7B)
Type
Government/Top Secret
Target 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.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Atlas IIIB
Family
Atlas
Variant
IIIB
Provider
Lockheed Martin
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Launch Complex 36B
Location
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York