Watch an Atlas V rocket launch a classified reconnaissance satellite today

The United Launch Alliance is getting ready to send one of its Atlas V rockets to space from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The vehicle will launch a classified reconnaissance satellite designed and operated by the National Reconnaissance Office, which is part of the US intelligence program.
The launch is scheduled for 12:50PM ET, according to ULA, and it will be the second one for the company this year. The first one last month brought an infrared surveillance satellite into a hig