Minotaur IV | NROL-174

Launch information

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Mission description

Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Minotaur IV | NROL-174’.

Launch image Minotaur IV | NROL-174

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: April 16, 2025, 7:33 p.m.

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

NROL-174 (N/A)

Launcher

Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Rocket

Minotaur IV

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 8

Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Unknown (N/A)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Minotaur IV | NROL-174’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
63596 USA 521 None None UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
63597 USA 522 None None UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Minotaur IV | NROL-174’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#6928

To this date

Location Launch

#801

To this date

Pad Launch

#9

To this date

Agency Launch

#15

To this date

Orbital Launch

#79

Year 2025

Location Launch

#15

Year 2025

Pad Launch

#1

Year 2025

Agency Launch

#1

Year 2025

Latest news about the launch

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Minotaur IV Rocket Launches Classified NROL-174 Payloads from Vandenberg in Return to California Skies

Minotaur IV Rocket Launches Classified NROL-174 Payloads from Vandenberg in Return to California Skies

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Minotaur IV rocket launches spy payloads for National Reconnaissance Office

The mission, designated NROL-174, lifted off at 3:33 p.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 8 (SLC-8) at Vandenberg. The post Minotaur IV rocket launches spy payloads for National Reconnaissance Office appeared first on SpaceNews.


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