Atlas V NROL-33 Launch Highlights
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Atlas V NROL-33 Launch.
ULA
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 on May 22 at 9:09 a.m. EDT.
Designated NROL-33, the mission is in support of national defense. This was ULA’s fourth successful launch in just seven weeks.