The NROL 129 launch carries four not yet identified payloads for the NRO to be launched on a Minotaur-4 rocket from Wallops Island. The target orbit is not known.
The launch was awarded in late 2017 and was planned for fall 2019, but was delayed to July 2020.
Note: The NROL designations refer to the launch, not to the payload.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Technology ? |
| Operator: | NRO |
| Contractors: | ? |
| Equipment: | ? |
| Configuration: | ? |
| Propulsion: | ? |
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| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| USA 305 (NROL 129 PL1) | 2020-046A | 15.07.2020 | WI LA-0B | Minotaur-4 | with NROL PL2, PL3, PL4 | |
| USA 306 (NROL 129 PL2) | 2020-046B | 15.07.2020 | WI LA-0B | Minotaur-4 | with NROL PL1, PL3, PL4 | |
| USA 307 (NROL 129 PL3) | 2020-046C | 15.07.2020 | WI LA-0B | Minotaur-4 | with NROL PL1, PL2, PL4 | |
| USA 308 (NROL 129 PL4) | 2020-046D | 15.07.2020 | WI LA-0B | Minotaur-4 | with NROL PL1, PL2, PL3 |