US launches 4 secret spy satellites to orbit

[Admin]

A Northrop Grumman Minotaur IV rocket launched from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia today (July 15), carrying the NROL-129 mission to orbit for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.

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[Hammer]

Got to keep up with the Chinese militarization of space.

 

[dfjchem721]

Got to keep up with the Chinese militarization of space.

It would seem that the Chinese are trying to keep up with us. But then they may be launching more spy satellites than we are. Any ideas on that one, Hammer? It would seem that they have been "borrowing" a lot of our tech by various means, so it is probably top flight, so to say. Wonder how many launches they are conducting every year, and is that number increasing dramatically?

And just what are they doing parklng a lander on The Dark Side of the Moon?

And isn't "secret spy satellites" redundant?

Nice to see they are using Minotaur IV SRBs from retired Peacekeeper ICBMs. Better than the rubble pile.

 

[Bill Stratton]

These are relatively small vehicles, so most likely a single mission . ELINT would be my guess.

 

[Bill Stratton]

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How about keeping your false political narrative to yourself. This is not the place or topic.

 

[Binny]

The human race is militarizing space, it just seems a shame to me.

 

[Bill Stratton]

Binny, it could be argued that militarization of space started when the first ICBMs were designed and tested. Certainly, the first CORONA imaging satellite (1961?) was militarization of space.