United Launch AllianceAtlas V 401Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Atlas V 401 | NROL-38 (SDS) (USA-236)
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United Launch Alliance's 62nd launch · 5th this year · humanity's 5,225th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jun 20, 12:28 – Jun 20, 12:28 UTC
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NROL-38 (USA-236)
NROL-38 carried USA-236, a classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office generally identified as a third-generation Satellite Data System relay spacecraft bound for geosynchronous orbit.
Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
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- Atlas V NROL-38 Launch Highlights — United Launch Alliance
