MISSION NAME
NROL-23 (Intruder 7A & 7B) 23
Status
Success
DATE
3 FEB 2005
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Lockheed Martin
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36B
Description
Last launch of an Atlas model using the original, innovative, balloon propellant tanks conceived in 1947. Third launch of new generation paired satellites used for tracking, characterisation, and intelligence on naval vessels and civilian shipping worldwide.
Atlas IIIB
Rocket Description
American orbital launch vehicle used between 2000 and 2005.