News Archive / Tagged: NROL-61

• SFI Video: Launch highlights from launch of ULA Atlas V 421 with NROL-61

  Jason RhianJuly 30th, 2016

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — ULA successfully sent the classified NROL-61 payload to orbit on July 28, 2016. The mission got underway at 8:37 a.m. EDT (12:37 GMT). SFI captured the launch from several remote cameras placed at SLC-41 the day prior - check out the stunning video produced from these video cameras below.

• Photo Gallery: Atlas V Launch of NROL-61

  Mike DeepJuly 29th, 2016

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Covering the space program is a gift. Each launch is filled with opportunities and challenges. With the complexity involved in every mission, you never know if everything is going to go off without a hitch or will be a frustrating series of delays. After the launch of the classified NROL-61 mission, […]

• NROL-61 marks sixth flight of 421 configuration of ULA Atlas V

  Jason RhianJuly 28th, 2016

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully sent the sixth of the 421 configuration of the company's Atlas V launch vehicle into the morning skies. The payload for this morning's flight was a classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).

• ULA to launch classified NROL-61 payload

  Curt GodwinJuly 26th, 2016

  United Launch Alliance (ULA) is preparing to launch the latest addition to the National Reconnaissance Office's (NRO) satellite fleet. On July 28, 2016, a classified payload—designated NROL-61—will launch atop a ULA Atlas V rocket, arranged in the 421 configuration (4-meter payload fairing, 2 solid rocket boosters, and a single engine Centaur upper stage), on a mission in support of national defense.