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Launch SuccessfulUnited Launch Alliance
Atlas V 401: NROL-79
Classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
Mission Data
🇺🇸United Launch AllianceEst. 2006
Launch VehicleAtlas V 401
Vehicle FamilyAtlas
Vehicle Record41 of 41 launches (100%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record175 successes / 0 failures (100%)
Success Streak175 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 3E
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#12
Agency Launches This Year#2
Launches From This Pad48
Launches From This Site923
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Atlas V 401
An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 3E · 34.6400°N 120.5895°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.