NROL-174
Minotaur IV, Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Space Launch Complex 8, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch time
T-0
Wed 16 Apr, 21:33 CEST
19:33 UTC
The rocket put its payload into the planned orbit.
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NROL-174 on Minotaur IV. Wed 16 Apr 2025, 19:33 UTC. Reported outcome: Success. Launch site: Space Launch Complex 8. Source: Launch Library 2.
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
Mission patches
- NROL-174 Patch
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Launch success
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Apparent liftoff
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Tweaked T-0.
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GO for launch.
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NET April 16.
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Added launch.
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Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 8
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA (US)
Coordinates: 34.57635, -120.63245
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