![[AUTO] Atlas IIIA - image](/media?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2Fatlas_iiia_image_20210901074920.jpg&w=1600)
Lockheed MartinAtlas IIIBLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
NROL-23
Launched
February 3, 2005
Summary
NROL-23 (Intruder 7A & 7B) launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIIB from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 3, 2005. It was Lockheed Martin's 77th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,698th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Atlas IIIB flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas IIIB · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Atlas IIIB flight · 1st this yearLockheed Martin's 77th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,698th orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- USA 181 · NORAD 28537 · in orbit
- USA-181 P/L 2 · NORAD 28541 · in orbit
Centaur AC-206 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Last launch of an Atlas model using the original, innovative, balloon propellant tanks conceived in 1947. Third launch of new generation paired satellites used for tracking, characterisation, and intelligence on naval vessels and civilian shipping worldwide.
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 633rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
259 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NROL-23 (Intruder 7A & 7B) launch?
NROL-23 (Intruder 7A & 7B) launched on February 3, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-23 (Intruder 7A & 7B)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NROL-23 (Intruder 7A & 7B)?
Atlas IIIB, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIIB spec sheet
Where did NROL-23 (Intruder 7A & 7B) launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was NROL-23 (Intruder 7A & 7B) going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-23 (Intruder 7A & 7B) launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).