Lockheed MartinAtlas IIASLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
NROL-1
Launched
August 31, 2004
Summary
NROL-1 (Quasar 15) launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 31, 2004. It was Lockheed Martin's 75th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,673rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Atlas IIAS flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas IIAS · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 30th Atlas IIAS flight · 4th this yearLockheed Martin's 75th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,673rd orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- USA 179 · NORAD 28384 · in orbit
Centaur AC-167 · re-entered December 30, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
63rd and last flight of Atlas IIAS. 576th and final launch of Rocketdyne-powered Atlas rockets. Final launch from LC36A after 42 years of use. Launch delayed from June 24 and 25, July 1 and 27, August 27, 28, 29 and 30. The payload was probably a communications satellite used to relay data from imaging spy satellites.
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
68th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 3rd this year · 627th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
137 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NROL-1 (Quasar 15) launch?
NROL-1 (Quasar 15) launched on August 31, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-1 (Quasar 15)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NROL-1 (Quasar 15)?
Atlas IIAS, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIAS spec sheet
Where did NROL-1 (Quasar 15) launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was NROL-1 (Quasar 15) going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did NROL-1 (Quasar 15) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).