NROL-25 Mission Patch
Description
NROL-25 mission was nicknamed "Altair", launched on April 3, 2012, under the USA-234 satellite. The launch happened in Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6) located In Santa Barbara County, California using the Delta IV rocket. It is positioned in Retrograde Low Earth orbit (LEO), 1,112 × 1,109 km × 123°. The design is based on Topaz 2. Its function as a Radar imaging was a program awarded to Boeing to design a new generation of optical and radar imaging US reconnaissance satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Its current status was presumed active and was able to enter outer space and do its service.
