Lockheed Martin Atlas IIIB NROL-23 (Intruder 7A & 7B)

Name: Lockheed Martin Atlas IIIB NROL-23 (Intruder 7A & 7B)
Start: 2005-02-03T07:41:01.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 36B

Atlas IIIB

Status

Success

Date

3 FEB 2005

07:41

Launch Provider

Lockheed Martin

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 36B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Atlas IIIB

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

American orbital launch vehicle used between 2000 and 2005.

Height

52.8 m

Diameter

3.05 m

Launch Mass

213 T

Thrust

4,149 kN