NROL-129 payloads [NRO]
The NROL 129 launch carried four not yet identified payloads for the NRO to be launched on a Minotaur-4 rocket from Wallops Island. The target orbit is not known.
The launch was awarded in late 2017 and was planned for fall 2019, but was delayed to July 2020.
Note: The NROL designations refer to the launch, not to the payload.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Technology ? |
Operator: | NRO |
Contractors: | ? |
Equipment: | ? |
Configuration: | ? |
Propulsion: | ? |
Power: | |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | |
Orbit: | 569 km × 580 km, 54.00° (#305, 306); 572 km × 579 km, 54.00° (#307, 308) |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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USA 305 (NROL 129 PL1) | 2020-046A | 15.07.2020 | WI LA-0B | Minotaur-4 | with USA 306, 307, 308 | |
USA 306 (NROL 129 PL2) | 2020-046B | 15.07.2020 | WI LA-0B | Minotaur-4 | with USA 305, 307, 308 | |
USA 307 (NROL 129 PL3) | 2020-046C | 15.07.2020 | WI LA-0B | Minotaur-4 | with USA 305, 306, 308 | |
USA 308 (NROL 129 PL4) | 2020-046D | 15.07.2020 | WI LA-0B | Minotaur-4 | with USA 305, 306, 307 |