Launch vehicle
Atlas V 541
Atlas V with 5m Fairing, 4 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.
- Height
- 60 m
- Diameter
- 3.8 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 9
- First flight
- 2011-11-26
Historical mission record
This page records Atlas V 541 | NROL-35 (USA-259) 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 541
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Destination orbit
- Elliptical Orbit
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 3E
- Provider
- United Launch Alliance
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Recorded timing
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Launch site & orbit
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Launch site
DestinationElliptical Orbit
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Mission coverage
Atlas V NROL-35 Launch Highlights ↗Further reading
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