At the Pad
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the classified NROL-61 satellite is rolled from the Vertical Integration Facility to the pad at Space Launch Complex-41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Click here for launch video and our wrap story.
Up Close and Personal
If you could get up close and personal with an Atlas V rocket, here's the view you'd see. The Atlas V rocket launched on July 28 was a 421 series variant. It stands nearly 107 feet tall. Click here for launch video and our wrap story.
Meet Spike
The mission logo for the classified NROL-61 satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office atop an Atlas V rocket on July 28, 2016. The United Launch Alliance launched the mission from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Click here for launch video and our wrap story.
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