Atlas | NROL-23

Status: Success | Launched: Feb 03, 2005 07:41 UTC

Launch Provider & Rocket

Provider: Lockheed Martin (Commercial)
Rocket: Atlas IIIB — Atlas family

Mission

Last launch of an Atlas model using the original, innovative, balloon propellant tanks conceived in 1947. Third launch of new generation paired satellites used for tracking, characterisation, and intelligence on naval vessels and civilian shipping worldwide.

Type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

Pad: Launch Complex 36B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, 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.