A secret National Reconnaissance Office/Lockheed Martin Lacrosse type imaging radar spacecraft was launched from Vandenberg AFB, Calif.

A secret National Reconnaissance Office/Lockheed Martin Lacrosse type imaging radar spacecraft was launched from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., late Aug. 17 on board a USAF Lockheed Martin Titan IVB heavy booster. The total cost of the spacecraft and booster exceeds $1 billion. The 15-ton satellite...

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