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