Lockheed MartinAtlas IIASLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
NROL-10
Launched
December 6, 2000
Summary
NROL-10 (Quasar 13) launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 6, 2000. It was Lockheed Martin's 54th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,449th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Atlas IIAS flight and the 3rd 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
- 21st Atlas IIAS flight · 3rd this yearLockheed Martin's 54th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,449th orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- USA 155 · NORAD 26635 · in orbit
Centaur AC-157 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite Data System (SDS) spacecraft are communication relay satellites for transmitting real-time data from US reconnaissance satellites (e.g. KH-11, Onyx, Topaz) in polar areas. They are also used for communications to USAF aircraft on polar routes and connect the various ground stations of the Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN). The spacecraft relay the downlinked data to a ground station at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
61st launch from Launch Complex 36A, 5th this year · 586th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
47 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NROL-10 (Quasar 13) launch?
NROL-10 (Quasar 13) launched on December 6, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-10 (Quasar 13)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NROL-10 (Quasar 13)?
Atlas IIAS, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIAS spec sheet
Where did NROL-10 (Quasar 13) launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was NROL-10 (Quasar 13) going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did NROL-10 (Quasar 13) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).