Repurposed ICBM launches secret US spy satelliteS from California
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A Northrop Grumman Minotaur IV rocket launched the NROL-174 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on April 16, 2025. Full Story: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/rocket-repurposed-from-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-launches-secret-us-spy-satellites-to-orbit-from-california
It was the first launch of a Minotaur IV from the site since 2011, the NRO said via X.
Credit: Staff Sgt. Joshua LeRoi / Space Launch Delta 30 | edited by Space.com
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