Classified NRO Payload Launched From Vandenberg
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 501 successfully launched the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office’s classified NROL-39 mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., at 11:13 p.m. Pacific Time on Dec. 5. The main NROL-39 payload is believed to be a Topaz radar-imaging reconnaissance satellite that...
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