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Photos: News media shots of the NROL-52 liftoff

October 15, 2017

Cape Canaveral was the point of origination for the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket and the classified NROL-52 payload.

Photos: Atlas 5 rocket powers NROL-52 payload to space

October 15, 2017

The Atlas 5 rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral for its pre-dawn ascent to deploy the NROL-52 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Atlas 5 pierces the night to boost national security satellite into space

October 15, 2017

A covert communications relay station to route spy satellite data directly to users was successfully launched by a million-pound Atlas 5 rocket overnight.

Video: NROL-52 launch aboard Atlas 5

October 15, 2017

The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, standing 194 feet tall and and weighing a million pounds, unleashes 1.6 million pounds of thrust from its main engine and two side-mounted solid boosters to launch the secret NROL-52 payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from Cape Canaveral.

Preview: Atlas 5 to execute another space-lift mission for U.S. spy satellite agency

October 12, 2017

An early bird rocket launch from the Florida spaceport will take to the skies before dawn Saturday when an Atlas 5 lofts a classified U.S. government satellite.

Photos: Atlas 5 returns to pad for night owl launch

October 12, 2017

The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket with the NROL-52 spacecraft aboard moved to the launch pad this morning for liftoff Saturday to serve the national interest. Liftoff is scheduled for 3:31 a.m. EDT (0731 GMT).

Fact sheet: Atlas 5 rocket to launch the NROL-52 mission

October 12, 2017

This is our comprehensive fact sheet previewing the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket deployment of the classified NROL-52 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Photos: Atlas 5 on the pad awaiting liftoff on NROL-52

October 12, 2017

The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket stands atop Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral in readiness for the NROL-52 deployment mission for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Video: Weather causes Atlas 5 countdown hold

October 6, 2017

For the second day running, bad weather at Cape Canaveral forced the postponement of the NROL-52 satellite launch. Today, the weather officer stopped the countdown with 97 seconds left.

Photos: Atlas 5 rocket rolls out for NROL-52 flight

October 3, 2017

Riding the rails between its assembly building and the launch pad, an Atlas 5 rocket topped with a clandestine national security satellite was rolled out this morning for Thursday’s liftoff at 4:07 a.m. EDT (0807 GMT).

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