Some of Florida's East Coast residents may have been able to catch the nation’s latest secret something as it headed on its way into orbit.

An Atlas 5 rocket, with a classified National Reconnaissance Office payload, launched successfully from Cape Canaveral just before 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Few details of the launch were provided and tracking halted shortly after the first stage of the flight was completed, about five minutes after the 19-story rocket lifted off from the Complex 41 pad.

The National Reconnaissance Office designs, builds and operates the nation’s spy satellites.