ULA Atlas V 401 launched the classified NROL-79 payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from Vandenberg's SLC-3E, the rocket's 70th flight overall and 35th in the 401 configuration.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2 T (est.)
- Flight
- 35th
- of 41 Atlas V 401 flights
- Date and time
- 1 March 2017, 17:49 UTC
- Rocket
- Atlas V 401
- Builder
- ULA
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 2017-011
- Launches in 2017
- 12th of 90
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