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Atlas V 401 | NROL-79
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NROL-79

Atlas V 401

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LAUNCH SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission

Classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Launch vehicle
Atlas V 401
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 3E
Provider
United Launch Alliance

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Atlas V 401
Launch vehicle

Atlas V 401

An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.

Height
58.3 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
41
First flight
2002-08-21

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Launch site & orbit

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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