Skywatchers Count Two Satellites Deployed in Classified NRO Mission

Credit: WILLIAM G. HARTENSTEEIN
SATELLITE COUNT Amateur satellite trackers counted two new satellites in orbit after an Atlas IIAS/Centaur lifted off from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., with a classified U.S. National Reconnaissance Office payload on board. The sightings settled the question of whether the NRO was launching a full...

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