ULA - Atlas V - NROL-33 launch poster.
May 22, 2014
Russian powered Atlas V rocket with American Centaur upperstage ready for launch
A Russian powered Atlas V rocket with American Centaur upperstage successfully launched today, May 22nd 2014 at 13:09 UTC carrying a top secret American payload, NROL-33, into orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office. This was the 46th launch of the Atlas V.
Russian Powered Atlas V Rocket Blasts off with NRO
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-046, launch a classified spacecraft payload. The rocket will fly in the 401 vehicle configuration with a four-meter fairing, no solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage.
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