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Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force
Titan 405B: NROL-16
Amateur observors believed this to be the fifth in the Lacrosse/Onyx radar spy satellite series built by Lockheed Martin.
Saturday, 30 April 2005
Titan 405B
Mission Data
🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947
Launch VehicleTitan 405B
Vehicle FamilyTitan
Vehicle Record1 of 1 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)
Success Streak68 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 40
Location🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#16
Agency Launches This Year#2
Launches From This Pad404
Launches From This Site1,132
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Titan 405B
Titan IV was a family of heavy-lift space launch vehicles developed by Martin Marietta and operated by the United States Air Force from 1989 to 2005.
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 40 · 28.5619°N 80.5774°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.