Lockheed Martin
NROL-18
Atlas IIAS
SUCCESS
Success
Tuesday, December 2, 2003 · 10:04 UTC
Mission
/01USA 173 is an American military satellite (operated by the National Reconnaissance Office)
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Atlas IIAS
Variant: IIAS
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.640° N, 120.590° W
31
Pad Launches
616
Location Launches
69
Agency Launches
56
Orbital This Year