Minotaur IV rocket launches spy payloads for National Reconnaissance Office

Minotaur IV rocket launches spy payloads for National Reconnaissance Office

The mission, designated NROL-174, lifted off at 3:33 p.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 8 (SLC-8) at Vandenberg. The post Minotaur IV rocket launches spy payloads for National Reconnaissance Office appeared first on SpaceNews.

Northrop Grumman launches first Minotaur 4 rocket from Vandenberg in 14 years – Spaceflight Now

A Minotaur 4 rocket launches from Space Launch Complex-8 Thursday, April 22, 2010. Image: Vandenberg Space Force Base Update 8:04 p.m. EDT: Added comments following the announcement of a successful launch. Northrop Grumman launched its first flight of a Minotaur rocket from California in nearly 14 years. Onboard the four-stage Minotaur 4 rocket was the NROL-174 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 8 (…

NRO launches NROL-174 mission from Vandenberg aboard Minotaur IV rocket

The mission carried multiple national security payloads and was conducted through the Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP), which supports small, responsive, and risk-tolerant space missions. “This launch is a testament to what the national security launch enterprise is able to achieve,” said Laura Robinson, Deputy Director of the NRO Office of Space Launch and NROL-174 Mission Director. The Minotaur IV rocket used for the mission was originally…

Northrop Grumman’s “superb launch” NROL-174 on secret reconnaissance mission for Space Force and NRO – SatNews

A Minotaur 4 rocket launches from Space Launch Complex-8 Thursday, April 22, 2010. Image: Vandenberg Space Force Base The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Small Launch and Targets Division, Space Launch Delta 30, and Northrop Grumman, successfully launched multiple national security payloads with the NROL-174 mission aboard a Northrop Grumman Minotaur IV rocket from Space La…