For 2012, NRO is launching four satellites. The following is a photographic display of these launches, their corresponding mission patches, and the banners created for each launch.
An NRO payload, aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket, was successfully launched from Space Launch Complex-6, Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), California on April 3, 2012. This is the first in a series of four launches in five months for the NRO this year. To read the full press release, please click here. |
A National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload was successfully launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Florida, on June 20, 2012. This is the second in a series of four launches in five months for the NRO this year. To read the full press release, please click here. |
An NRO payload was successfully launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket from Space Launch Complex-37, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Florida, on June 29, 2012. This is the third in a series of four launches in five months for the NRO this year. To read the full press release, please click here. |
A National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload was successfully launched aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-3, Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), California, at 2:39 p.m. PST, on September 13, 2012. This is the fourth of four NRO launches for 2012. To read the full press release, please click here. |