Spaceflight Now | Atlas Launch Report | Atlas 5 rocket launched from California

The Mission

		Rocket: Atlas 5 Payload: NROL-34 Date: April 14, 2011 Time: 9:24 p.m. local Site: SLC-3E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California Feed: AMC 1, C-band, Transp. 15, 103° West Mission Status Center Photos: Pre-launch shots Photos: L-1 day Photos: Gantry rollback Photos: Launch gallery Photos: More launch Photos: Air Force shots Our Atlas archive

NewsAlert

		Sign up for our NewsAlert service and have the latest news in astronomy and space e-mailed direct to your desktop. Enter your e-mail address: Privacy note: your e-mail address will not be used for any other purpose.

Atlas 5 rocket launched from California

The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket blasts off on its 25th flight at 9:24 p.m. PDT from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, carrying a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Photo credit: Gene Blevins/LA Daily News

MISSION STATUS CENTER

INDEX | PLUS | NEWS ARCHIVE | LAUNCH SCHEDULE
ASTRONOMY NOW | STORE

ADVERTISE