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NROL-79

Name: NROL-79 launch
Start: 2017-03-01T17:49:51+00:00
End: 2017-03-01T18:30:00+00:00
Location: Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Atlas V 401United Launch AllianceSpace Launch Complex 3E

Wednesday, March 1, 2017 · 05:49 PM UTC

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Mission Brief

Classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.

PayloadNROL-79

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

CustomerUnited Launch Alliance

Stages2

PadSpace Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WeatherNo formal weather concerns published, temperature not reported

Mission Timeline

30 / 30100%

Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 3E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Global range

Latitude: 34.640°N
Longitude: 120.590°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

100%

FavorableNo active constraints

Weather Rules

No formal weather rule concerns published.

Primary concern: None published
Rule count: 0
Temperature: Not reported
Surface wind: Not reported

Window

05:30 PM UTC - 06:30 PM UTC

Vehicle

Atlas V 401

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Atlas V is an expendable launch system in the Atlas rocket family. It was formerly operated by Lockheed Martin and is now operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture with...

Height59.7 m

LEO Payload18,850 kg

Launches210

Successes175

Provider

United Launch Alliance

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USA • Founded 2006

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spa...

Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.

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