US Spysat Launch Early Thursday to Carry Fleet of Tiny Cubesats: Watch Live

Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 16:20 in Astronomy & Space

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is scheduled to launch the classified NROL-55 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office at 8:49 a.m. EDT (1249 GMT) Thursday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Watch it live here at Space.com.

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