Space.com #Launch Photos: Secret Spy Satellite NROL-61 Blasts Off On Atlas V Rocket 28 July 2016 fborgosano Leave a comment Share: On July 28, 2016, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched into space to deliver the classified NROL-61 satellite into orbit for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. See photos from the awesome launch here. from Space.com ift.tt/2agZY34 Share: