MISSION NAME
NROL-16 (Onyx 5) 16
Status
Success
DATE
30 APR 2005
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Description
Amateur observors believed this to be the fifth in the Lacrosse/Onyx radar spy satellite series built by Lockheed Martin.
Titan 405B
Rocket Description
Titan IV was a family of heavy-lift space launch vehicles developed by Martin Marietta and operated by the United States Air Force from 1989 to 2005.