NROL-18
Atlas IIAS
Lockheed Martin
Launch Status
SuccessMission
NROL-18 (Intruder 6A & 6B)
Type: Government/Top Secret
USA 173 is an American military satellite (operated by the National Reconnaissance Office)
Trajectory
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Location
Space Launch Complex 3E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
728 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Agency
Lockheed Martin – LMT
- Type: Commercial
- Abbreviation: LMT
- Founded: 1953
- Launchers: Titan | Agena
- Spacecraft: Hubble | JUNO | InSight
- Country: USA
Lockheed Martin’s Space Division started in the production of missiles and later ICBM’s in the 1950s. Their TITAN missile system was used for 12 Gemini spacecraft and the Voyager probes. They have worked largely in collaboration with NASA on many of their probes, landers, and spacecraft, and hope to play a key role in NASA’s return to the moon in 2024.
