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Dec. 10 Live Broadcast: Delta IV Heavy NROL-44

Watch live as ULA's Delta IV Heavy rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral with the NROL-44 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Launch is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EST on Thurs., Dec. 10,...

Sept. 30 Live Broadcast: Delta IV Heavy NROL-44

Watch live as ULA's Delta IV Heavy rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral with the NROL-44 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Launch is scheduled for 11:54 p.m. EDT on Wed., Sept. 30,...

Delta IV Heavy NROL-44- United Launch Alliance (ULA) Rocket Launch

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket will launch the NROL-44 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office.

NROL-44

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Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Government/Top Secret

Low Earth Orbit Space Launch Complex 37B Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA Probability: 100% #NROL44

Classified payload for NRO.

Updates


SwGustav • Dec. 10, 2020, 9:30 p.m.

T-0 to 01:09 UTC


SwGustav • Dec. 10, 2020, 8:29 p.m.

weather 100% go


SwGustav • Dec. 10, 2020, 6:47 p.m.

updating T-0 to 01:00 UTC


spacevogel • Dec. 10, 2020, 6:47 p.m.

New T-0 01:00 UTC


Delta IV Heavy

Family:
Configuration: Heavy

The Delta IV Heavy (Delta 9250H) is an expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle, the largest type of the Delta IV family, and is the world's second highest-capacity rocket in operation. It is manufactured by United Launch Alliance and was first launched in 2004.

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Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    72.0 m
  • Diameter
    5.0 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
    733.0 T
  • Thrust
    8674.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Delta IV Heavy
  • Family
  • Variant
    Heavy
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Delta IV Heavy
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $350000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    28370.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    14210.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
    14500.0 kg
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

United Launch Alliance

United Launch Alliance

(ULA)

Interim CEO: John Elbon Founded: 2006 Successes: 171 Failures: 0 Pending: 40

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United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.

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