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Atlas V 501 | NROL-41 (USA-215)
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NROL-41 (USA-215)

Atlas V 501

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This page records Atlas V 501 | NROL-41 (USA-215) 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 SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission

Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.

Launch vehicle
Atlas V 501
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Destination orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 3E
Provider
United Launch Alliance

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Atlas V 501
Launch vehicle

Atlas V 501

Atlas V with 5m Fairing, 0 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.

Height
58.3 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
8
First flight
2010-04-22

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Launch site & orbit

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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