Mission description
Classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.
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Atlas V 421 | NROL-61
July 28, 2016 at 12:37 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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July 28, 2016 at 12:37 PM UTC
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Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5834, -80.5830
- Rocket
- Atlas V 421
- Launch probability
- 80%
- Window opens
- July 28, 2016 at 12:00 PM UTC
- Window closes
- July 28, 2016 at 4:00 PM UTC
- Feed updated
- June 14, 2023 at 5:42 PM UTC
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Atlas V 421
Atlas · 421
Height
58.3 m
Diameter
3.8 m
LEO capacity
14,067 kg
Successful launches
9
Launch complex
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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.
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