United States Air ForceTitan 403BSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NROL-11
Launched
August 17, 2000
Image: U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Pamela Taubman
Summary
NROL-11 (Onyx 4) launched on an United States Air Force Titan 403B from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 17, 2000. It was United States Air Force's 1,025th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,416th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Titan 403B flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan 403B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Titan 403B flightUnited States Air Force's 1,025th launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,416th orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 debris; 5 still in orbit
- USA 152 · NORAD 26473 · deorbited
Titan 4B-28 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Onyx (formerly known as Lacrosse) satellites are terrestrial radar imaging reconnaissance satellite operated by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
66th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 602nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
453 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NROL-11 (Onyx 4) launch?
NROL-11 (Onyx 4) launched on August 17, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-11 (Onyx 4)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NROL-11 (Onyx 4)?
Titan 403B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 403B spec sheet
Where did NROL-11 (Onyx 4) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was NROL-11 (Onyx 4) going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-11 (Onyx 4) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).