The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S. Space Force and Northrop Grumman, successfully launched the NROL-174 mission aboard a Minotaur IV rocket on 16 April 2025 at 3:33 p.m. EDT. The launch took place from Space Launch Complex 8 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, marking the NRO’s first Minotaur rocket launch from Vandenberg since 2011.

NRO launches NROL-174 mission from Vandenberg aboard Minotaur IV rocket

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The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S. Space Force and Northrop Grumman, successfully launched the NROL-174 mission aboard a Minotaur IV rocket.