On May 22, 2014 at 13:05 UTC the “Atlas-5” rocket-carrier was launched from Cape Canaveral launch site of US Air Force. The launch was performed by United Launch Alliance supported by the 45th Space Wing of US Air Force. The rocket orbited the NROL-33 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. The nature of the payload is not officially reported, but experts believe that is a telecommunication satellite of the Quasar type.