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NROL-101
Atlas V 531
Historical mission record
This page records Atlas V 531 | NROL-101 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
- Launch vehicle
- Atlas V 531
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Destination orbit
- Medium Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 41
- Provider
- United Launch Alliance
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Atlas V 531
Atlas V with 5m Fairing, 3 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.
- Height
- 60 m
- Diameter
- 3.8 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 5
- First flight
- 2010-08-14
Recorded timing
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2h 52m windowPublished target
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Launch site & orbit
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Coverage & sources
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Mission coverage
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