List of NROL satellites
This is a complete list of the National Reconnaissance Office's NROL satellites . Only satellites with the designation NROL are listed, other space vehicles of the NRO (e.g. Keyhole or Poppy ) are not listed.
| designation | Nickname | Start date ( UTC ) | Launcher | Launch site | orbit | function | status | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NROL-1 (USA-179) | Nemesis | August 31, 2004, 11:17 pm |
Atlas IIAS | CC , LC-36A | Molnija | Military. communication | active | |
| NROL-2 (USA-129) | December 20, 1996, 6:04 pm |
Titan IV | VAFB , SLC-4E | LEO | Image reconnaissance | Inactive | Lacrosse series satellite | |
| NROL-3 (USA-133) | October 24, 1997, 2:32 am |
Titan IV | VAFB , SLC-4E | LEO | ELINT | active | ||
| NROL-4 (USA-136) | Oscar | November 8, 1997, 2:05 am |
Titan IV | CC , LC-41 | Molnija | ELINT | active | |
| NROL-5 (USA-137) | Capricorn | January 29, 1998, 6:37 pm |
Atlas IIA | CC , LC-36A | Molnija | Military. communication | active | |
| NROL-6 (USA-139) | Jack | May 9, 1998, 1:38 am |
Titan IV Centaur | CC , LC-40 | GEO | ELINT | ||
| NROL-7 | Elwood |
August 12, 1998, 11:30 am |
Titan IV Centaur | CC , LC-41 | GEO | ELINT (planned) | Destroyed | Missile went off course 40 seconds after takeoff and had to be blown up |
| NROL-8 (USA-140, USA-141) | STEX | October 3, 1998, 10:04 am |
Taurus-1110 | VAFB , LC-576E | LEO | Technology testing | The satellite had the SMEx experiment on board, which was named USA-141 | |
| NROL-9 (USA-144) | May 22, 1999, 9:36 am |
Titan IVB | VAFB , SLC-4E | ? | Image reconnaissance | First Titan IVB launch Vandenberg from | ||
| NROL-10 (USA-155) | Great Bear (Ursa Maior) | December 6, 2000, 2:47 am |
Atlas IIAS | CC , LC-36A | GEO | Military. communication | active | |
| NROL-11 (USA-152) | Vega | August 17, 2000, 11:45 pm |
Titan IVB | VAFB , SLC-4E | LEO | Radar reconnaissance | Inactive | Lacrosse series satellite |
| NROL-12 (USA-162) | Aquila | October 11, 2001, 2:32 am |
Atlas IIAS | CC , LC-36B | GEO | Military. communication | active | |
| NROL-13 (USA-160) | Gemini | September 8, 2001, 3:25 pm |
Atlas IIAS | VAFB , SLC-3E | LEO | Maritime surveillance | active | Two satellites |
| NROL-14 (USA-161) | October 5, 2001, 9:21 pm |
Titan IVB | VAFB , SLC-4E | LEO | Image reconnaissance | active | ||
| NROL-15 (USA-237) | June 29, 2012, 1:15 pm |
Delta IV Heavy | CC , LC-37B | GEO | ELINT | active | ||
| NROL-16 (USA-182) | Prometheus | April 30, 2005, 12:50 am |
Titan IVB | CC , LC-40 | LEO | Radar reconnaissance | active | Lacrosse series satellite |
| NROL-17 (USA-158) | GeoLITE | May 18, 2001, 5:45 pm |
Delta II 7925 | CC , LC-17B | GEO | Technology testing | active | |
| NROL-18 (USA-173) | Libra | December 2, 2003, 10:04 am |
Atlas IIAS | VAFB , SLC-3E | LEO | Maritime surveillance | active | Two satellites |
| NROL-19 (USA-171) | Homer | September 9, 2003, 4:29 am |
Titan IVB / Centaur | CC , LC-40 | GEO | ELINT | active | |
| NROL-20 (USA-186) | October 19, 2005, 6:05 pm |
Titan IVB | VAFB , SLC-4E | LEO | Image reconnaissance | active | Last start of a launch vehicle of the type titanium | |
| NROL-21 (USA-193) |
December 14, 2006, 9:00 p.m. |
Delta II 7920 | VAFB , SLC-2W | LEO | Technology testing | Destroyed | The satellite was shot down in orbit by an anti-satellite missile on February 21, 2008 to protect the population from frozen hydrazine | |
| NROL-22 (USA-184) | June 28, 2006, 3:33 am |
Delta IV Medium + (4.2) | VAFB , SLC-6 | Molnija | ELINT | active | The SBIRS HEO 1 experiment was installed on board | |
| NROL-23 (USA-181) | Canis Minor | February 3, 2005, 7:41 am |
Altas IIIB | CC , LC-36B | LEO | Maritime surveillance | active | Two satellites |
| NROL-24 (USA-198) | Scorpius | December 10, 2007, 10:05 pm |
Atlas V (401) | CC , LC-41 | Molnija | Military. communication | active | |
| NROL-25 (USA-234) | Altair | April 3, 2012, 11:12 pm |
Delta IV Medium + (5.2) | VAFB , SLC-6 | LEO ( retrograde ) | Radar reconnaissance | active | |
| NROL-26 (USA-202) | January 18, 2009, 2:47 am |
Delta IV Heavy | CC , LC-37B | GEO | ELINT | active | ||
| NROL-27 (USA-227) | Gryphon | March 11, 2011, 11:38 pm |
Delta IV Medium + (4.2) | CC , LC-37B | GEO | Military. communication | active | |
| NROL-28 (USA-200) | March 13, 2008, 10:02 am |
Atlas V (411) | VAFB , SLC-3E | Molnija | ELINT | active | The SBIRS HEO 2 experiment was installed on board | |
| NROL-29 |
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Atlas V (521) | VAFB , SLC-3E | ? | Image reconnaissance | Canceled | ||
| NROL-30 (USA-194) | Pyxis | June 15, 2007, 3:12 pm |
Atlas V (401) | CC , LC-41 | LEO | Maritime surveillance | active | A lower orbit than intended was reached due to an error in the Centaur stage. Payload was able to reach the planned orbit with its own drive |
| NROL-32 (USA-223) | November 21, 2010, 10:58 pm |
Delta IV Heavy | CC , LC-37B | GEO | ELINT | Semi-active | Currently decommissioned as a back-up satellite for NROL-26 | |
| NROL-33 (USA-252) | May 22, 2014, 1:09 pm |
Atlas V (401) | CC , LC-41 | GEO | Military. communication | active | ||
| NROL-34 (USA-229) | Odin | April 15, 2011, 4:24 am |
Atlas V (411) | VAFB , SLC-3E | LEO | SIGINT | Semi-active | Two satellites |
| NROL-35 (USA-259) | Jacquelyn | December 13, 2014, 3:19 am |
Atlas V (541) | VAFB , SLC-3E | Molnija | ELINT | active | First flight of the new RL10C-1 engine in the Centaur upper stage |
| NROL-36 (USA-238) | September 13, 2012, 9:39 pm |
Atlas V (401) | VAFB , SLC-3E | LEO | SIGINT | active | Two satellites | |
| NROL-37 (USA-268) | June 11, 2016, 5:51 pm |
Delta IV Heavy | CC , LC-37B | GEO | SIGINT | Started | Probably the seventh so-called Orion satellite for the National Security Agency . | |
| NROL-38 (USA-236) | Drake | 20 June 2012, 12:28 |
Atlas V (401) | CC , LC-41 | GEO | Military. communication | active | |
| NROL-39 (USA-247) | Belle | December 6, 2013, 7:14 am |
Atlas V (501) | VAFB , SLC-3E | LEO | Radar reconnaissance | active | |
| NROL-41 (USA-215) | Gladys | September 21, 2010, 4:03 am |
Atlas V (501) | VAFB , SLC-3E | LEO ( retrograde ) | Radar reconnaissance | Semi-active | |
| NROL-42 (USA-278) | September 24, 2017, 05:49:47 |
Atlas V (541) | VAFB , SLC-3E | Molnija | ELINT | Started | ||
| NROL-44 | September 2020 (planned) | Delta IV Heavy (planned) | CC , LC-37B (planned) | GEO (planned) | SIGINT (planned) | Not started yet | planned | |
| NROL-45 (USA-267) | February 10, 2016, 11:40 am |
Delta IV Medium + (5.2) | VAFB , SLC-6 | LEO ( retrograde ) | Radar reconnaissance | active | ||
| NROL-47 (USA-281) | January 12, 2018, 10:11 pm |
Delta IV Medium + (5.2) | VAFB , SLC-6 | LEO ( retrograde ) | Radar reconnaissance | active | ||
| NROL-49 (USA-224) | Betty | January 20, 2011, 9:10 pm |
Delta IV Heavy | VAFB , SLC-6 | LEO | Image reconnaissance | Semi-active | |
| NROL-52 (USA-279) | October 15, 2017, 7:28 am |
Atlas V (421) | CC , LC-41 | GEO | Military. communication | active | ||
| NROL-55 (USA-264) | 8 October 2015, 12:49 |
Atlas V (401) | VAFB , SLC-3E | LEO | SIGINT , ELINT | active | Two satellites | |
| NROL-61 (USA-269) | Spike | 28 July 2016, 12:37 |
Atlas V (421) | CC , LC-41 | GEO | Military. communication | active | |
| NROL-65 (USA-245) | August 28, 2013, 6:03 pm |
Delta IV Heavy | VAFB , SLC-6 | LEO | Image reconnaissance | active | ||
| NROL-66 (USA-225) | 6 February 2011, 12:26 |
Minotaur-1 | VAFB , SLC-8 | SSO | Technology testing | Semi-active | ||
| NROL-67 (USA-250) | April 10, 2014, 5:45 pm |
Atlas V (541) | CC , LC-41 | GEO | SIGINT , ELINT | active | ||
| NROL-68 | 2022 (planned) | Delta IV Heavy (planned) | CC , LC-37B (planned) | GEO (planned) | SIGINT (planned) | Not started yet | Planned | |
| NROL-70 | 2023 (planned) | Delta IV Heavy (planned) | CC , LC-37B (planned) | Not started yet | Planned | |||
| NROL-71 | January 19, 2019, 7:10 pm |
Delta IV Heavy | VAFB , SLC-6 | (secret) | Reconnaissance satellite | started | ||
| NROL-76 (USA-276) | May 1, 2017, 11:15 am |
Falcon 9 | KSC , LC-39A | LEO | active | |||
| NROL-79 (USA-274) | March 1, 2017, 5:50 pm |
Atlas V (401) | VAFB , SLC-3E | LEO | Maritime surveillance | active | Two satellites | |
| NROL-82 | 2020 (planned) | Delta IV Heavy (planned) | VAFB , SLC-6 (planned) | LEO (planned) | Image reconnaissance (planned) | Not started yet | Planned | |
| NROL-85 | 2021 (planned) | Falcon 9 | CC / KSC | Not started yet | Planned | |||
| NROL-87 | 2021 (planned) |
Falcon 9 (planned) |
VAFB , SLC-4E (planned) |
Not started yet | Planned | |||
| NROL-91 | 2022 (planned) | Delta IV Heavy (planned) | CC , LC-37B (planned) | GEO (planned) | SIGINT (planned) | Not started yet | Planned | |
| NROL-101 | October 2020 (planned) |
Atlas V (551) (planned) |
CC , LC-41 (planned) |
GEO (planned) | Not started yet | Planned | ||
| NROL-107 | 2022 (planned) |
Atlas V (551) (planned) |
CC , LC-41 (planned) | Not started yet | Planned | |||
| NROL-111 | 2nd quarter 2021 (planned) |
Minotaur I (planned) |
MARS , Pad 0B (planned) |
Technology testing | Not started yet | Planned | ||
| NROL-129 (USA-305, 306, 307, 308) | July 15, 2020, 1:46 pm |
Minotaur IV | MARS , pad 0B | Started | ||||
| NROL-151 (USA-294) | January 31, 2020, 2:56 am |
Electron / Curie | Mahia | LEO | (secret) | |||
| NROL-174 | End of 2021 (planned) |
Minotaur I (planned) |
MARS , Pad 0B (planned) |
Technology testing | Not started yet | Planned |
Web links
- NROL launches at Gunter′s Space Page (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ William Graham: Delta IV dodges upper level winds and launches with NROL-27 satellite at nasaspaceflight.com (English).
- ↑ FIA-Optical 1, 2 at Gunter's Space Page (English).
- ↑ Aviation Week: Secret NRO ocean surveillance spacecraft in wrong orbit ; June 15, 2007, accessed January 2, 2018.
- ↑ William Graham: ULA Atlas V launches with NROL-34 payload at nasaspaceflight.com (English).
- ↑ William Graham: ULA Atlas V marks 50th EELV launch by lofting NROL-38 uphill at nasaspaceflight.com (English).
- ^ William Graham: Atlas V launches NROL-39 from Vandenberg at nasaspaceflight.com (English).
- ↑ a b Launch Schedule , Spaceflight Now, accessed on May 10, 2020.
- ↑ Florian Rötzer: New spy satellite put into orbit at heise.de .
- ↑ Orion 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 at Gunter's Space Page (English).
- ↑ Delta IV Heavy brings NROL 71 into space. January 22, 2019, accessed January 27, 2019 .
- ↑ KH-11 / Kennen / Crystal at Gunter's Space Page (English).
- ↑ Silent Barker at Gunter's Space Pace (English).
- ↑ a b Stephen Clark: Minotaur rocket successfully deploys four NRO satellites in orbit. Spaceflight Now, July 15, 2020, accessed on July 16, 2020 .