Launch of Atlas V Rocket with NROL-55 Spysat for US Government
An Atlas V rocket in the 401 configuration lifted off today, October 8th 2015 at 12:49 UTC, 05:49 local time from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The rocket carried the NROL-55 top secret payload for the National Reconnaissance Office along with thirteen Cubesats as the secondary payload.