Created 29-Jul-16
Modified 13-Dec-23
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launches a classified spacecraft payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The rocket flies in the 421 vehicle configuration with a four-meter fairing, two solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage.
Photos taken from the Exploration Tower at Port Canaveral - a distance of about 12.5 miles.
© Dennis Huff
