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NROL-23

Atlas

Lockheed Martin

Launch Status
Success

Mission

NROL-23 (Intruder 7A & 7B)

  • Type: Government/Top Secret
  • Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

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.

Location

Launch Complex 36B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Find the best place to watch the launch from Florida

Launch Complex 36B has witnessed the launch of 76 rockets, including 76 orbital launch attempts. While Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 1005 rocket launches.

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

Rocket

Lockheed Martin Atlas IIIB

American orbital launch vehicle used between 2000 and 2005.

Learn more about the Atlas IIIB

Agency

Lockheed Martin

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.

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