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Atlas V 551 | NROL-107 (Silent Barker)

Mission

NROL-107 (Silent Barker)

Classified space situational awareness (SSA) payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).

Type: Government/Top Secret

Orbit: Geostationary Orbit

Status

Launch Successful

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Provider

United Launch Alliance

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.

Spacecraft

Atlas V 551

Pad

Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Programs

No programs

Launch date

Launch: 9/10/2023, 12:47:00 PM

Window start: 9/10/2023, 12:47:00 PM

Window end: 9/10/2023, 2:35:00 PM