Secret NRO ocean surveillance spacecraft in wrong orbit

Two top secret National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) ocean surveillance spacecraft were placed in the wrong orbit June 15 when the 200-foot-tall Atlas V rocket they were riding on stopped firing too early in space following launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla. The top secret satellites separated safely...

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