US Spy Satellite Launches Into Space Along with 13 Tiny Cubesats

Thursday, October 8, 2015 - 09:01 in Astronomy & Space

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket blasted off today (Oct. 8) from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, carrying a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and 13 tiny spacecraft sponsored by NASA and the NRO.

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