U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)InternationalLaunch payload
Earth orbit
NROL-42
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket launched the NROL-42 mission on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at 5:30 AM (UTC).
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The mission
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket launched the NROL-42 mission on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at 5:30 AM (UTC).
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- Sep 24 2017
- Launch location
- SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB
- Launch vehicle
- Atlas V
- Orbit
- Earth orbit
Flight data
Launch intelligence
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket launched the NROL-42 mission on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at 5:30 AM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- United Launch Alliance (ULA)
- Vehicle
- Atlas V
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2017-056
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Sep 24, 2017, 05:30 UTC
- Target T-0
- Not published
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Sep 24 2017
- Pad and location
- SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission outcome
Mission ended — Archived
End date not documented
Launch succeeded; current mission operations are not tracked by RocketLaunch.Live
Visual archive
Gallery
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