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2005 · United States Air Force

NROL-16 (Onyx 5)

successTitan 405B | NROL-16

Amateur observors believed this to be the fifth in the Lacrosse/Onyx radar spy satellite series built by Lockheed Martin.

Overview

Date / time: April 30, 2005 at 12:50 AM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40
Mission: NROL-16 (Onyx 5)
Mission type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

Launch provider

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Payloads deployed · 1