NROL-101 (USA-310)

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

22:32:00

Friday November 13, 2020

Watch Replay

Official Livestream

Mission Details

Read Article

Launch Notes

The first Atlas V to use GEM-63 solid rocket boosters.

NROL-101 (USA-310)

A classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Medium Earth Orbit

1 Payload

Rocket

Retired
Atlas V 531

Active 2010 to 2022

United Launch Alliance logo

Agency

ULA

Price

$140.00 million

Rocket

Diameter: 3.81m

Height: 62.2m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 15,530 kg

GTO: 7,450 kg

Liftoff Thrust

8,815 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.4m

Height: 26.5m

Stages

2

Strap-ons

3

Launch Site

SLC-41

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

15 days 22 hours

Stats

Atlas V


86th

Mission

5th

Mission of 2020

United Launch Alliance


141st

Mission

5th

Mission of 2020

2020


91st

Orbital launch attempt