![[AUTO] Atlas V - image](/media?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2Fatlas_v_image_20201212013334.jpeg&w=1600)
United Launch AllianceAtlas V 401Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NROL-79
Launched
March 1, 2017
Summary
NROL-79 launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 from Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 1, 2017. It was United Launch Alliance's 118th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,627th orbital launch attempt. It was the 35th Atlas V 401 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- March 1 Live Launch Broadcast: Atlas V NROL-79United Launch Alliance
- Atlas V NROL-79 Launch HighlightsUnited Launch Alliance
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 401 · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 35th Atlas V 401 flight · 2nd this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 118th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,627th orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 2 payloads; 2 still in orbit
- USA 274 · NORAD 42058 · in orbit
- USA 274 P/L 2 · NORAD 42065 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
44th launch from Space Launch Complex 3E, 1st this year · 667th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
48 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
109 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NROL-79 launch?
NROL-79 launched on March 1, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-79?
Coverage: March 1 Live Launch Broadcast: Atlas V NROL-79; Atlas V NROL-79 Launch Highlights. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NROL-79?
Atlas V 401, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 401 spec sheet
Where did NROL-79 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was NROL-79 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-79 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).