Classified US spy satellite launched from California
Posted September 24, 2017 7:00 am
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - A U.S. spy satellite atop an Atlas V rocket blasted off on a classified mission Saturday night from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
U.S. officials have not revealed what the spacecraft will be doing or what its orbit will be, which is standard for missions by the National Reconnaissance Office.
All systems were going well when the launch webcast concluded about three minutes into the flight.
The launch was conducted by United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Boeing.
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