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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 401Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NROL-55 (Multipayload mission)
Launched
October 8, 2015
Summary
NROL-55 (Multipayload mission) launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 from Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 8, 2015. It was United Launch Alliance's 102nd launch, 10th this year and humanity's 5,503rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Atlas V 401 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 16 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Atlas V NROL-55 Launch With 13 CubeSatsMatthew Travis
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 401 · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 28th Atlas V 401 flight · 2nd this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 102nd launch10th this yearhumanity's 5,503rd orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
16 catalogued: 16 payloads; 14 still in orbit
- USA 264 · NORAD 40964 · in orbit
- Aerocube 5c · NORAD 40965 · in orbit
- Aerocube 7 · NORAD 40966 · in orbit
- AMSAT AO-85 · NORAD 40967 · in orbit
- BisonSat · NORAD 40968 · in orbit
- ARC-1 · NORAD 40969 · in orbit
- SNAP-3 ALICE · NORAD 40970 · re-entered September 19, 2026
- LMRST · NORAD 40971 · in orbit
- SNAP-3 EDDIE · NORAD 40972 · re-entered September 16, 2026
- PropCube Merryweather · NORAD 40973 · in orbit
- SINOD-D-1 · NORAD 40974 · in orbit
- SNAP-3 JIMI · NORAD 40975 · in orbit
Show 4 more payloads
- PropCube Flora · NORAD 40976 · in orbit
- SINOD-D-3 · NORAD 40977 · in orbit
- GRACE · NORAD 40978 · in orbit
- USA 264 P/L 2 · NORAD 40981 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
42nd launch from Space Launch Complex 3E, 1st this year · 662nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
48 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
299 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NROL-55 (Multipayload mission) launch?
NROL-55 (Multipayload mission) launched on October 8, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-55 (Multipayload mission)?
Coverage: Atlas V NROL-55 Launch With 13 CubeSats. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NROL-55 (Multipayload mission)?
Atlas V 401, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 401 spec sheet
Where did NROL-55 (Multipayload mission) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was NROL-55 (Multipayload mission) going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-55 (Multipayload mission) launch?
16 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 14 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).