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US Launches Spy Satellite From California Air Force Base
US Launches Spy Satellite From California Air Force Base
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A reconnaissance satellite has been launched from the the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. 01.03.2017, Sputnik International
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US Launches Spy Satellite From California Air Force Base
17:59 GMT 01.03.2017 (Updated: 11:34 GMT 06.08.2022) A reconnaissance satellite has been launched from the the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
PORTLAND (Sputnik) — The United States launched on Wednesday a confidential reconnaissance satellite on an Atlas V carrier rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in the state of California.
The United Launch Alliance launched the Atlas V 401 for the country's NROL-79 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office at 9:49 PT (17:49 GMT).
26 January 2017, 23:34 GMT
The NROL-79 mission is classified and the purpose and final orbit altitude of the satellite are secret.
The National Reconnaissance Office develops space-based reconnaissance systems for US intelligence.
The NROL-79 mission could be a pair of Naval Ocean Surveillance Satellite spacecraft used by the US Navy, according to Spaceflight Insider.
