LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Success
Wed Aug 28 2013
United Launch Alliance

NROL-65 (USA-245 / KH-11)

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(6:03 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(6:03 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(6:03 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Delta IV Heavy

Description:

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.

Delta IV Heavy rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Government/Top Secret
  • Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 6