Photos: Atlas V blasts off with secret NRO Payload
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V Rocket climbed into the pre-dawn skies over the California coast line on Thursday, blasting off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 12:49 UTC on a mission to deliver the NROL-55 payload to orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office, accompanied by 13 CubeSats flying as secondary payloads. (Read our Launch Recap)
All Photos – Credit: United Launch Alliance