Northrop Grumman Space SystemsMinotaur IVLaunch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
NROL-129
Launched
July 15, 2020
Image: USAF
Summary
NROL-129 launched on a Northrop Grumman Space Systems Minotaur IV from Launch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on July 15, 2020. It was Northrop Grumman Space Systems's 6th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,974th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Minotaur IV flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 34 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- NROL-129 Minotaur IV Launch July 15, 2020NASA Wallops
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Minotaur IV flight · 1st this yearNorthrop Grumman Space Systems's 6th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,974th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
34 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 29 debris; 4 still in orbit
- USA 305 · NORAD 45873 · in orbit
- USA 306 · NORAD 45874 · re-entered
- USA 307 · NORAD 45875 · re-entered
- USA 308 · NORAD 45876 · re-entered
Minotaur IV (7) Stage 4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
Pad
Launch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
7th launch from Launch Area 0 B, 1st this year · 67th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
8 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
about 7 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did NROL-129 launch?
NROL-129 launched on July 15, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-129?
Coverage: NROL-129 Minotaur IV Launch July 15, 2020. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NROL-129?
Minotaur IV, flown by Northrop Grumman Space Systems. Minotaur IV spec sheet
Where did NROL-129 launch from?
Launch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit was NROL-129 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-129 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).