Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
USA-224, also known as NROL-49, is an American reconnaissance satellite. Launched in 2011 to replace the decade-old USA-161 satellite, it is the fifteenth KH-11 optical imaging satellite to reach orbit.
The National Reconnaissance Office logo. This is a list of NRO Launch (NROL) designations for satellites operated by the United States National Reconnaissance Office.Those missions are generally classified, so that their exact purposes and orbital elements are not published.
On 20 January 2011, at 1:10 p.m. PST, USA-224 (NROL-49) was launched atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket. The launch was conducted by ULA and was the first flight of a Delta IV Heavy from Vandenberg. The launch was conducted by ULA and was the first flight of a Delta IV Heavy from Vandenberg.
The U.S. Space Force and a Boeing-Lockheed joint venture sent a secret reconnaissance payload to orbit on Tuesday atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket, the last flight of a workhorse launch vehicle brand ...
On December 19, 2020, NROL-108 was successfully launched aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. [47] On July 15, 2020, NROL-149 was successfully launched aboard the first launch of Northrop Grumman's new Minotaur IV rocket. On April 27, 2021, NROL-82 was successfully launched aboard United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV rocket. [48]
Orion 7 / Mentor 5 (USA-223 / NROL-32) Delta IV Heavy: Success 15 20 January 2011 Vandenberg, SLC-6: KH-11 Kennen 15 (USA-224 / NROL-49) Delta IV Heavy: Success 16 11 March 2011 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B: USA-227 Delta IV Medium: Success 17 16 July 2011 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B: USA-232 (GPS IIF-2) Delta IV Medium: Success [15] 18 20 January 2012
In November 2020, ULA launched NROL-101, a top secret spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office, on board their Atlas V in a 531 configuration. This launch was notable because it was the first flight of the GEM-63 solid rocket boosters, a version of which will be used on their Vulcan Centaur launch vehicle.
Full Fortnite patch notes for update v29.10. A selection of new original skins have been added to the game in this update, one of which, Dynamic Hush, is available in the item shop right now.