Space.com #Liftoff! NRO Spy Satellite Launched Atop Atlas V Rocket | Video 28 July 2016 fborgosano Leave a comment Share: The NROL-61 mission launched aboard the United Launch Alliance rocket on July 28, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It is on a classified National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) mission. from Space.com ift.tt/2aehs31 Share: