NROL-9

NROL-9

Satellite Designation:  USA-144

Launch Date:  May 22, 1999

Launch Site:  Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 4 East

Rocket:  Lockheed Martin Titan IVB

Orbit:  Classified 

Project:  Misty (Classified) 

Function:  Optical Imaging, Photographic Reconnaissance, Radar Stealth (Classified)

Notes:  First Titan IVB launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base.  There is no public video of this launch.

Photo by Julia Corbett