Photos: Atlas V thunders off with secret NROL-61 Payload
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Thursday, embarking on a secret U.S. government
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Video: Atlas V races into clear skies with secret National Defence Payload
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Thursday, embarking on a secret U.S. government
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Atlas V rolls out for Thursday Liftoff with classified Satellite Payload
A ULA Atlas V rocket rolled to its Cape Canaveral Launch pad on Tuesday to set up for a Thursday morning liftoff with the classified NROL-61 payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office responsible for the operation of all American spy satellites.
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Satellite Trackers keep Tabs on Orbital Moves of NROL-37 Spy Satellite
A Dutch-Australian team of satellite trackers has kept tabs on a recently launched U.S. spy satellite as it completed its initial maneuvers in a high orbit around Earth to enter a checkout location for commissioning activities ahead of entering operational service, supplying the NSA and other intelligence agencies with eavesdropping data.
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Photos: Delta IV Thunders off with heavy Intelligence-Gathering Satellite
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket gracefully climbed into the skies over Florida’s Space Coast on Saturday, embarking on a multi-hour mission to deliver a massive signals intelligence satellite to orbit for the U.S. Government.
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Delta IV Powerhouse blasts off with Largest Spy Satellite in the World
America’s most powerful rocket blazed into the skies over Florida on Saturday, lifting the classified NROL-37 satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office to join a fleet of signals intelligence satellites eavesdropping on foreign territories.
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Video: Delta IV Heavy Rocket blasts off with Signals Intelligence Satellite
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket gracefully climbed into the skies over Florida’s Space Coast on Saturday, embarking on a multi-hour mission to deliver a massive signals intelligence satellite to orbit for the U.S. Government.
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Delta IV Heavy ready to try again, Florida Weather still a Problem
The Delta IV Heavy Rocket carrying the classified NROL-37 payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office is ready to try again after Thursday’s scrubbed launch attempt.
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Uncooperative Weather scrubs Delta IV Heavy Launch after extended Countdown
Thursday’s Delta IV launch attempt with the classified NROL-37 satellite was scrubbed after an extended countdown due to uncooperative weather conditions on Florida’s Space Coast, not providing a lucky gap in clouds teams had hoped for throughout the day.
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Massive Eavesdropping Satellite cleared for Launch atop Delta IV Heavy Rocket
America’s largest rocket is set for liftoff on Thursday with a clandestine satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
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Classified NROL-45 Radar Satellite spotted in Orbit by Satellite Trackers
The classified NROL-45 satellite has been found in orbit by satellite trackers who went into motion after the craft was launched on Wednesday to find the satellite in orbit and confirm its identity as a FIA Radar Reconnaissance Satellite.
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Delta IV successfully lifts classified Radar Satellite into Unique Backwards Orbit
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base before daybreak on Wednesday, soaring into a backwards orbit with a classified radar imaging satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
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Photos: Nighttime Liftoff of Delta IV with classified Topaz Radar Satellite
A Delta IV rocket blasted off from SLC-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base before dawn on Wednesday, carrying a Topaz radar satellite to orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office.
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Videos: Delta IV soars into the Night with classified NROL-45 Satellite
A Delta IV rocket blasted off from SLC-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base before dawn on Wednesday, carrying a Topaz radar satellite to orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office.
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Photos: Delta IV revealed for classified NRO Launch
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket is revealed atop its launch pad at Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg Air Force Base to head into a long overnight countdown for liftoff with the secret NROL-45 satellite.
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Delta IV set to Launch classified National Reconnaissance Office Satellite
A Delta IV rocket is set for a classified launch on Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, lifting a satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office.
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Photos: Classified NROL-45 installed atop Delta IV Rocket
The classified NROL-45 satellite, encapsulated in its protective payload fairing, is installed atop a Delta IV launch vehicle at Space Launch Complex 6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base for the first of four launches planned by the National Reconnaissance Office in 2016.
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