Northrop Grumman Space SystemsMinotaur ILaunch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
NROL-111
Launched
June 15, 2021
Image: NASA
Summary
NROL-111 launched on a Northrop Grumman Space Systems Minotaur I from Launch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on June 15, 2021. It was Northrop Grumman Space Systems's 10th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 6,092nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Minotaur I flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Minotaur I NROL-111The Space Devs
- NRO L-111 LaunchNASA Wallops
- Vehicle
- Minotaur I · Northrop Grumman Space Systems
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 12th Minotaur I flight · 1st this yearNorthrop Grumman Space Systems's 10th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 6,092nd orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 4 still in orbit
- USA 316 · NORAD 48846 · in orbit
- USA 317 · NORAD 48847 · in orbit
- USA 318 · NORAD 48848 · in orbit
Minotaur I (12) Stage 4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
Pad
Launch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
8th launch from Launch Area 0 B, 1st this year · 70th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
8 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
334 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USAOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success confirmed by the US Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center
Questions
When did NROL-111 launch?
NROL-111 launched on June 15, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-111?
Coverage: Minotaur I NROL-111; NRO L-111 Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NROL-111?
Minotaur I, flown by Northrop Grumman Space Systems. Minotaur I spec sheet
Where did NROL-111 launch from?
Launch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit was NROL-111 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-111 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).