Launch Photos: Classified US Spy Satellite Blasts Off on Atlas 5 Rocket
Atlas 5 Rocket Launches Air Force's NROL-39 Spysat
On Dec. 5, 2013, the U.S. Air Force launched a classified satellite into orbit for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office in a clandestine mission that blasted off from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base. See amazing photos from the secretive launch here.
Atlas 5 Rocket Launches NROL-39
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying the classified NROL-39 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) lifted off from Space Launch Complex-3 at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base on Dec. 5 at 11:14 p.m. PST. Designated NROL-39, the mission is in support of national defense. [Read the Full Launch Story Here]
Atlas 5 Rocket Launches Air Force's NROL-39 Spysat
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying the classified NROL-39 satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office launches on Dec. 5, 2013. The rocket launched at 11:14:30 PST from Space Launch Complex-3 by Team Vandenberg at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. [Read the Full Launch Story Here]
Atlas 5 Rocket Launches NROL-39: Streaking Spaceward
A United launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket streaks toward space carrying the classified NROL-39 satellite into orbit for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office on Dec. 5, 2013 from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base. [Read the Full Launch Story Here]
Atlas 5 Rocket Launches Air Force's NROL-39 Spysat
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying the classified NROL-39 satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office launches on Dec. 5, 2013. The rocket launched at 11:14:30 PST from Space Launch Complex-3 by Team Vandenberg at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. [Read the Full Launch Story Here]
Lift Off! United Launch Alliance Atlas V Rocket Launches
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office lifted off from Space Launch Complex-3 on Dec. 5 at 11:14 p.m. PST. Designated NROL-39, the mission is in support of national defense. [Read the Full Launch Story Here]
Atlas 5 Rocket Launches Air Force's NROL-39 Spysat
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying the classified NROL-39 satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office launches on Dec. 5, 2013. The rocket launched at 11:14:30 PST from Space Launch Complex-3 by Team Vandenberg at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. [Read the Full Launch Story Here]
Atlas 5 Rocket Launch Art: NROL-39
This image is the official mission graphic and logo of the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office's classified NROL-39 satellite launch of Dec. 5, 2013 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. [Read the Full Launch Story Here]
United Launch Alliance Launch: Mobile Service Tower Rolls Back
The mobile service tower is rolled back from a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in preparation to launch the NRO's NROL-39 mission. [Read the Full Launch Story Here]
Atlas 5 Rocket Launches Air Force's NROL-39 Spysat
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying the classified NROL-39 satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office launches on Dec. 5, 2013. The rocket launched at 11:14:30 PST from Space Launch Complex-3 by Team Vandenberg at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. [Read the Full Launch Story Here]
United Launch Alliance Preps for Liftoff
The mobile service tower is rolled back from a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in preparation to launch the NRO's NROL-39 mission. [Read the Full Launch Story Here]
Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community@space.com.
