Atlas 5 rocket poised for secret satellite launch

BY JUSTIN RAY
SPACEFLIGHT NOW

Posted: June 16, 2012


The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket stands poised at Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 for liftoff to fly the NROL-38 mission with a clandestine payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.

See our Mission Status Center for the latest news on the launch.

Photo credit: Justin Ray/Spaceflight Now

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