List of NRO launches
This is a list of NRO Launch (NROL) designations, i.e. satellites operated by the United States National Reconnaissance Office.

List of NRO launches

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Table Section Text: This is a list of NRO Launch (NROL) designations, i.e. satellites operated by the United States National Reconnaissance Office.

Launch designation	Nickname	Satellite designation	Date/Time (GMT)	Launch site	Rocket	Orbit	Project	Function	Status	Patch	Remarks

L-1	Nemesis	USA-179	August 31, 2004 23:17	CCAFS SLC-36A	Atlas IIAS	Molniya	Quasar	Communications	Active	-

L-2	USA-129	December 20, 1996 18:04	VAFB SLC-4E	Titan IV	LEO	KH-11	Optical imaging

L-3	USA-133	October 24, 1997 02:32	VAFB SLC-4E	Titan IV	LEO	Lacrosse	ELINT	Active

L-4	Oscar	USA-136	November 8, 1997 02:05	CCAFS SLC-41	Titan IV	Molniya	Trumpet	ELINT	Active

L-5	Capricorn	USA-137	January 29, 1998 18:37	CCAFS SLC-36A	Atlas IIA	Molniya	Quasar	Communications	Active

L-6	Jack	USA-139	May 9, 1998 01:38	CCAFS SLC-40	Titan IV/Centaur	GSO	Orion	ELINT	-

L-7	Elwood	N/A	August 12, 1998 11:30	CCAFS SLC-41	Titan IV/Centaur	GSO (planned)	Mercury	ELINT	Failed: 1998-08-12	"On a Mission from DoD"	Rocket self-destructed 40 seconds into launch due to guidance problem

L-8	USA-140, USA-141	October 3, 1998 10:04	VAFB LC-576E	Taurus 1110	LEO	STEX	Technology	ATEX experiment jettisoned on 1999-01-16 and catalogued as USA-141

L-9	USA-144	May 22, 1999 09:36	VAFB SLC-4E	Titan IVB	Misty	Optical imaging	-	First Titan IV-B launch from VAFB

L-10	Great Bear	USA-155	December 6, 2000 02:47	CCAFS SLC-36A	Atlas IIAS	GSO	Quasar	Communications	Active	-

L-11	Onyx/Vega	USA-152	August 17, 2000 23:45	VAFB SLC-4E	Titan IVB	LEO	Lacrosse	Radar imaging	Active	-

L-12	Aquila	USA-162	October 11, 2001 02:32	CCAFS SLC-36B	Atlas IIAS	GSO	Quasar	Communications	Active

L-13	Gemini	USA-160	September 8, 2001 15:25	VAFB SLC-3E	Atlas IIAS	LEO	Intruder	Naval reconnaissance	Active	Two satellites

L-14	USA-161	October 5, 2001 21:21	VAFB SLC-4E	Titan IVB	LEO	KH-11	Optical reconnaissance	Active

L-15	USA-237	June 29, 2012 13:15	CCAFS SLC-37B	Delta IV Heavy (first RS-68A upgrade)	GSO	Mentor*	ELINT	Active	* - or follow-on

L-16	Prometheus	USA-182	April 30, 2005 00:50	CCAFS SLC-40	Titan IVB	LEO	Lacrosse	Radar imaging	Active	-

L-17	GeoLITE	USA-158	May 18, 2001 17:45	CCAFS SLC-17B	Delta II 7925-9.5	GSO	GeoLITE	Technology demonstration	Active

L-18	Libra	USA-173	December 2, 2003 10:04	VAFB SLC-3E	Atlas IIAS	LEO	Intruder	Naval reconnaissance	Active	Two satellites

L-19	Homer	USA-171	September 9, 2003 04:29	CCAFS SLC-40	Titan IVB/Centaur	GSO	Orion	ELINT	Active	-

L-20	USA-186	October 19, 2005 18:05	VAFB SLC-4E	Titan IVB	LEO	KH-11	Optical imaging	Active	-	Last launch of a Titan rocket.

L-21	USA-193	December 14, 2006 21:00	VAFB SLC-2W	Delta II 7920-10	LEO	Unknown	Unknown	Failed	-	Failed immediately after launch. Destroyed by ASAT on 2008-02-21.

L-22	USA-184	June 28, 2006 03:33	VAFB SLC-6	Delta IV M+(4,2)	Molniya	Improved Trumpet	ELINT	Active	-

L-23	Canis Minor	USA-181	February 3, 2005 07:41	CCAFS SLC-36B	Atlas IIIB	LEO	Intruder	Naval reconnaissance	Active	-	Two satellites

L-24	Scorpius	USA-198	December 10, 2007 22:05	CCAFS SLC-41	Atlas V 401	Molniya	Quasar	Communications	Active	-

L-25	Altair	USA-234	April 3, 2012 23:12	VAFB SLC-6	Delta IV M+(5,2)	Retrograde LEO	Topaz	Radar imaging	Active	-

L-26	USA-202	January 18, 2009 02:47	CCAFS SLC-37B	Delta IV Heavy	GSO	Orion	ELINT	Active	-

L-27	Gryphon	USA-227	March 11, 2011 23:38	CCAFS SLC-37B	Delta IV M+(4,2)	GSO	Quasar	Communications	Active	-

L-28	USA-200	March 13, 2008 10:02	VAFB SLC-3E	Atlas V 411	Molniya	Improved Trumpet	ELINT	Active	-

L-29	N/A	VAFB SLC-3E	Atlas V 521	Cancelled

L-30	Pyxis	USA-194	June 15, 2007 15:12	CCAFS SLC-41	Atlas V 401	LEO	Intruder	Naval reconnaissance	Active	-	Two satellites Premature 2nd stage cutoff during launch. Lifetime reduced by need to correct orbit

L-32	USA-223	November 21, 2010 22:58	CCAFS SLC-37B	Delta IV Heavy	GSO	Orion	ELINT	Operational	-

L-33	USA-252	May 22, 2014 13:09	CCAFS SLC-41	Atlas V 401	GSO	Quasar	Communications	Active	-

L-34	Odin	USA-229	April 15, 2011 04:24	VAFB SLC-3E	Atlas V 411	LEO	Intruder	Naval SIGINT	Operational	-	Two satellites

L-35	USA-259	December 13, 2014 03:19	VAFB SLC-3E	Atlas V 541	Molniya	Trumpet (third generation)	ELINT	Active	-	First flight of the RL10C-1 rocket engine, used by the Centaur upper stage

L-36	USA-238	September 13, 2012 21:39	VAFB SLC-3E	Atlas V 401	LEO	Intruder	SIGINT	Launched	-	Two satellites sharing a designation

L-37	USA-268	June 11, 2016 17:51	CCAFS SLC-37B	Delta IV Heavy	GSO	Orion	SIGINT	Launched	Mission patch for NROL-37 "The NROL37 mission patch depicts a knight, a symbol of courage with a chivalrous code of conduct representing bravery, training, and service to others.	Likely the seventh so called Mentor/Orion satellite for the National Security Agency.

L-38	Drake	USA-236	June 20, 2012 12:28	CCAFS SLC-41	Atlas V 401	GSO	Quasar	Communications	Active	-

L-39	USA-247	December 6, 2013 07:14	VAFB SLC-3E	Atlas V 501	LEO	Topaz	Radar imaging	Active	Mission "patch" of NROL-39: an octopus grabbing the earth's globe, labeled "Nothing is beyond our reach"

L-41	Gladys	USA-215	September 21, 2010 04:03	VAFB SLC-3E	Atlas V 501	LEO (retrograde) 1058 x 1072 km	Topaz	Radar imaging	Operational	-

L-42	USA-278	September 24, 2017 05:49:47	VAFB SLC-3E	Atlas V 541	Molniya	Trumpet (third generation)	ELINT	Launched	-

L-44	TBD	2019	CCAFS SLC-37B	Delta IV Heavy	GSO	Orion	SIGINT	Awaiting launch

L-45	USA-267	February 10, 2016 11:40	VAFB SLC-6	Delta IV M+(5,2)	LEO (retrograde) 1084 x 1086 km x 123 deg	Topaz	Radar imaging	Launched	-

L-47	USA-281	January 12, 2018 22:11	VAFB SLC-6	Delta IV M+(5,2)	LEO (retrograde)	Topaz	Radar imaging	Launched	-

L-49	Betty	USA-224	January 20, 2011 21:10	VAFB SLC-6	Delta IV Heavy	LEO 239 x 1005 km	KH-11	Optical imaging	Operational	-

L-52	USA-279	October 15, 2017 07:28	CCAFS SLC-41	Atlas V 421	GSO	Quasar 21	Communications	Launched

L-55	USA-264	October 8, 2015 12:49	VAFB SLC-3E	Atlas V 401	LEO 1000 x 1200 km x 63.4°	Intruder	Naval SIGINT ELINT	Launched	Mission "patch" of NROL-55: a weapon smith (Hephaestus) is forging a sword. "SUSTENTANTES BELLATORES DE CÆLIS" means something like "In sustained support for the warriors, from the sky/or heaven"	Two classified satellites (NROL-55) and 13 cubesats.

L-61	Spike	USA-269	July 28, 2016 12:37	CCAFS SLC-41	Atlas V 421	GSO	Quasar 20	Communications	Launched	The NROL-61 logo/mission patch depicts a green lizard, Spike, riding an Atlas 5 launch vehicle. The stars represents the teams from various agencies who contributed to the project.

L-65	USA-245	August 28, 2013 18:03	VAFB SLC-6	Delta IV Heavy	LEO	KH-11	Optical imaging	Launched

L-66	USA-225	February 6, 2011 12:26	VAFB SLC-8	Minotaur I	LEO	RPP	Technology	Operational	-

L-67	USA-250	April 10, 2014 17:45	CCAFS SLC-41	Atlas V 541	Launched

L-68	TBD	2020	CCAFS SLC-37B	Delta IV Heavy	Awaiting launch

L-70	TBD	2022	CCAFS SLC-37B	Delta IV Heavy	Awaiting launch

L-71	USA-290	January 19, 2019 19:05	VAFB SLC-6	Delta IV Heavy	LEO	KH-11	Optical imaging	Launched	-

L-76	USA-276	May 1, 2017 11:15	Kennedy LC-39A	Falcon 9 Full Thrust	LEO	Launched	-

L-79	USA-274	March 1, 2017 17:50	VAFB SLC-3E	Atlas V 401	LEO	Intruder 8	Naval reconnaissance	Launched	-	Two classified satellites sharing a designation

L-82	TBD	July 2020	VAFB SLC-6	Delta IV Heavy	Electro-optical surveillance	Awaiting launch

L-85	TBD	Q3, 2021	CCAFS	Falcon 9 Full Thrust	LEO 63°	Intruder	Naval reconnaissance	Awaiting launch

L-87	TBD	Q2, 2021	VAFB	Falcon 9 Full Thrust	SSO	Awaiting launch

L-91	TBD	2023	VAFB SLC-6	Delta IV Heavy	Awaiting launch

L-101	TBD	2019	CCAFS SLC-41	Atlas V 551	Awaiting launch

L-107	TBD	Q4, 2021	CCAFS SLC-41	Atlas V	GSO 42464 x 41864km x 0°	Silent Barker	Situational Awareness	Awaiting launch

L-111	TBD	March 2019	Wallops Flight Facility	Minotaur I	Technology	Awaiting Launch

L-129	TBD	September 2019	Wallops Flight Facility	Minotaur IV / Orion 38	Awaiting Launch

Launch Designation	Launch Name	Satellite Designation	Launch Date/Time (GMT)	Launch Site	Rocket	Orbit	Project	Function	Status	Patch	Remarks

Sentence(s)

For launch, the RPP USA-225 satellite was given the designation NRO Launch 66, or NROL-66.
The RPP satellite was given the designation NRO Launch 66, or NROL-66.

final_sentence: For launch, the RPP USA-225 satellite was given the designation NRO Launch 66, or NROL-66.
final_sentence: The RPP satellite was given the designation NRO Launch 66, or NROL-66.