NROL-12 (Quasar 14) Mission

Mission patch NROL-12 (Quasar 14) Patch

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

11 Oct 2001, 2:32am

Location

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Pad

Launch Complex 36B

Launch Service Provider

Lockheed Martin logo

Lockheed Martin

Vehicle

Atlas IIAS

Mission

NROL-12 (Quasar 14)

Mission Type

Communications

Destination

Geostationary Orbit

The primary purpose of the SDS satellites is to relay imagery from low-flying reconnaissance satellites, notably the Keyhole optical reconnaissance and Lacrosse/Onyx radar reconnaissance satellites to ground stations in the United States.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:59pm UTC

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