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Delta IV Heavy: NROL-70
Classified payload for the NRO. Last flight of the Delta IV Heavy rocket.
Tuesday, 9 April 202416:53 UTC

Mission Data

πΊπΈUnited Launch AllianceEst. 2006
Launch VehicleDelta IV Heavy
Vehicle FamilyDelta
Vehicle Record15 of 16 launches (93.8%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record175 successes / 0 failures (100%)
Success Streak175 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitGeostationary Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 37B
LocationπΊπΈ Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#68
Agency Launches This Year#2
Launches From This Pad40
Launches From This Site1,132
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Delta IV 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.
Launch updates
Launch success confirmed
Source βLiftoff
Official Webcast by United Launch Alliance has started
Weather 90% GO
Source βRescheduled for April 9.
Source βNET April 8.
Source βDelayed beyond April 1st UTC.
Source βNET April 1st.
Source βDelayed beyond March 29, TBD.
Source βSetting GO
Source β
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 37B Β· 28.5317Β°N 80.5649Β°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.