Success
NROL-61
Government/Top Secret
United Launch Alliance(ULA)CommercialAtlas V 421
GTOorbit
Classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 12:37 PM
Replay
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#5,576
ULA Mission
#110
Pad Launch
#80
Location Launch
#747
Designator
2016-047
Weather GO
80%
Launch Window
NET
Jul 28, 2016, 12:37 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Lift Off
12:00 PM
Window Open
4:00 PM
Window Close
Atlas V 421 Specs
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 Boeing. Each Atlas V rocket uses a Russian-built RD-180 engine burning kerosene and liquid oxygen to power its first stage and an American-built RL10 engine burning liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen to power its Centaur upper stage. The RD-180 engines are provided by RD Amross, while Aerojet Rocketdyne provides both the RL10 engines and the strap-on boosters used in some configurations. The 421 version uses a 4m wide fairing, 2 solid rocket boosters and one engine on the Centaur stage.
Length
58.3 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Launch Mass
433 t
LEO Capacity
14,067 kg
GTO Capacity
6,890 kg
Launch Cost
$123M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2007
Fastest Turnaround
6mo 6d
Total Launches
9
Successful
9
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
9
Maiden flight: Oct 11, 2007
United Launch Alliance
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 spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
Founded
2006
Administrator
Interim CEO: John Elbon
Total Launches
173
Successful
173
Failed
0
Pending
38
Consecutive Success
173
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Jul 28, 2016, 8:37 AM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778