Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS vehicle AC-164 successfully launched the classified NROL-18 national-security payload from Vandenberg Air Force Base on 2 December 2003 UTC. It was the final West Coast Atlas IIAS flight.
Identity
Aliases
Atlas IIAS AC-164NRO MLV-18Final West Coast Atlas IIAS
Name
Atlas IIAS AC-164 NROL-18 Flight Vehicle
Slug
atlas-iias-ac-164-nrol-18-flight-vehicle
Status
retired
Details
Description
Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS vehicle AC-164 successfully launched the classified NROL-18 national-security payload from Vandenberg Air Force Base on 2 December 2003 UTC. It was the final West Coast Atlas IIAS flight.