Launch Photos: Secret Spy Satellite NROL-61 Blasts Off On Atlas V Rocket

Thursday, July 28, 2016 - 09:31 in Astronomy & Space

On July 28, 2016, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched into space to deliver the classified NROL-61 satellite into orbit for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. See photos from the awesome launch here.

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