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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 401Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
NROL-38 (SDS) (USA-236)
Launched
June 20, 2012
Summary
NROL-38 (USA-236) launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 20, 2012. It was United Launch Alliance's 62nd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,225th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Atlas V 401 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- Atlas V NROL-38 Launch HighlightsUnited Launch Alliance
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 401 · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 12th Atlas V 401 flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 62nd launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,225th orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit
- USA 236 · NORAD 38466 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
NROL-38 carried USA-236, a classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office generally identified as a third-generation Satellite Data System relay spacecraft bound for geosynchronous orbit.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
54th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 3rd this year · 688th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
46 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NROL-38 (USA-236) launch?
NROL-38 (USA-236) launched on June 20, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-38 (USA-236)?
Coverage: Atlas V NROL-38 Launch Highlights. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NROL-38 (USA-236)?
Atlas V 401, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 401 spec sheet
Where did NROL-38 (USA-236) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was NROL-38 (USA-236) going to?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-38 (USA-236) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).