Space.com #New American Spy Satellite Launches on Secret Mission 28 July 2016 fborgosano Leave a comment Share: The NROL-61 spy satellite launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida this morning (July 28) at 8:37 a.m. EDT (1237 GMT), riding into space atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. from Space.com ift.tt/2aq2nKa Share: