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Delta IV Heavy | NROL-70
United Launch Alliance · Delta IV Heavy · Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
United Launch Alliance's 161st launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 6,657th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Weather concerns: Cumulus Cloud Rule
Window: Apr 9, 16:53 – Apr 9, 22:51 UTC
Flight preview
NROL-70
Classified payload for the NRO. Last flight of the Delta IV Heavy rocket.
Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Booster
No booster details available.
Watch
- April 9 LIVE Broadcast: Delta IV Heavy NROL-70 — United Launch Alliance
Flight timeline
- T−5SIgnition
- P0DLiftoff
- T+1M18SSupersonic
- T+1M20SMax-Q
- T+3M55SBECO
- T+3M57SBooster Separation
- T+5M35SMECO
- T+5M42SStage 2 Separation
- T+5M55SSES-1
- T+6M37SFairing Separation
Updates
Launch success confirmed
SwGustav · 4/9/2024 · source
Liftoff
hitura-nobad · 4/9/2024
Official Webcast by United Launch Alliance has started
LL2 · 4/9/2024 · source
Weather 90% GO
hitura-nobad · 4/8/2024 · source
Rescheduled for April 9.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/2/2024 · source
NET April 8.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/31/2024 · source
Delayed beyond April 1st UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/31/2024 · source
NET April 1st.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/29/2024 · source
Delayed beyond March 29, TBD.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/29/2024 · source
Setting GO
hitura-nobad · 3/28/2024 · source
Pad — Space Launch Complex 37B
Local pad time: Apr 9, 12:53 PM EDT
40 launches from this pad · 1,121 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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