Atlas IIAS | NROL-18
Status: Success | Launched: Dec 02, 2003 10:04 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Lockheed Martin (Commercial)
- Rocket: Atlas IIAS — Atlas family
Mission
USA 173 is an American military satellite (operated by the National Reconnaissance Office)
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 3E
- Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T17:00:54.526451+00:00.