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