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July 15, 2020
Minotaur IV rocket successfully launches NRO payload

The U.S. Space Force successfully launched a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office aboard a Minotaur IV rocket at 9:46 a.m. EST (6:46 a.m. Pacific) today from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.This mission, named NROL-129, was the first USSF launch and the NRO’s first
July 14, 2020
Weather and Minotaur IV rocket are "Go" for July 15 morning launch of NROL-129 mission

The upcoming National Reconnaissance Office Launch (NROL)-129 mission is scheduled to lift off at 9 a.m. EST (6 a.m. Pacific) July 15 from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad 0B at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Latest weather briefings issued today from Wallops Island is
July 11, 2020
Launch of NROL-129 mission on target for July 15

The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center successfully completed its Flight Readiness Review and remains on track to launch the National Reconnaissance Office Launch-129 (NROL-129) mission no earlier than July 15 from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) Pad 0B at NASA’s Wallops
Dec. 13, 2019
Risk reduction test of ground-launched ballistic missile successful

The U.S. Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center, in partnership with the Strategic Capabilities Office, successfully conducted a flight test of a prototype conventionally-configured ground-launched ballistic missile Dec. 12. The mission served as a risk reduction demonstration for the

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Minotaur IV rocket successfully launches NRO payload

Weather and Minotaur IV rocket are "Go" for July 15 morning launch of NROL-129 mission

Launch of NROL-129 mission on target for July 15

Risk reduction test of ground-launched ballistic missile successful