Lacrosse 4

Launch data:

Spacecraft data:

• Today's launch is thought to have lofted the fourth Lacrosse radar-imaging spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office. The craft, built by Lockheed Martin, can see through clouds and operate in daylight or darkness to observe sites of strategic interest around the globe.
• The Titan delivered its cargo into orbit inclined 68 degrees to the Equator, matching the orbit of the aging Lacrosse 2 satellite which the new spacecraft likely would replace.
• This launch marked the 30th for the Titan 4 program dating back to 1989, the 10th from Vandenberg Air Force Base and the 1,800th launch from this West Coast site extending back to December 1958.