Lockheed MartinAtlas IIASLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
NROL-12
Launched
October 11, 2001
Summary
NROL-12 (Quasar 14) launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 11, 2001. It was Lockheed Martin's 59th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,499th orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th 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
- 24th Atlas IIAS flight · 3rd this yearLockheed Martin's 59th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,499th orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- USA 162 · NORAD 26948 · in orbit
Centaur AC-162 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The primary purpose of the SDS satellites is to relay imagery from low-flying reconnaissance satellites, notably the Keyhole optical reconnaissance and Lacrosse/Onyx radar reconnaissance satellites to ground stations in the United States.
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
70th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 2nd this year · 596th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
113 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NROL-12 (Quasar 14) launch?
NROL-12 (Quasar 14) launched on October 11, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-12 (Quasar 14)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NROL-12 (Quasar 14)?
Atlas IIAS, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIAS spec sheet
Where did NROL-12 (Quasar 14) launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was NROL-12 (Quasar 14) going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did NROL-12 (Quasar 14) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).