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Lockheed Martin

NROL-1 (Quasar 15)

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Atlas IIAS
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Aug 31, 23:17:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleAtlas IIAS
OrbitGeostationary Orbit
PadLaunch Complex 36A
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Mission

63rd and last flight of Atlas IIAS. 576th and final launch of Rocketdyne-powered Atlas rockets. Final launch from LC36A after 42 years of use. Launch delayed from June 24 and 25, July 1 and 27, August 27, 28, 29 and 30. The payload was probably a communications satellite used to relay data from imaging spy satellites.

Quick facts

VehicleAtlas IIAS
OrbitGeostationary Orbit
PadLaunch Complex 36A
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowAug 31, 23:17:00 UTC→Aug 31, 23:17:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyAtlas
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Launch Complex 36A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.471, -80.542
Scrub riskLOW
Go89%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go89%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud5%Temp80°F

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

3000% cloud cover in layer above freezing (14716 ft) — approximated