United States Air ForceTitan 404BSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NROL-14
Launched
October 5, 2001
Summary
NROL-14 (KH-11 13) launched on an United States Air Force Titan 404B from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 5, 2001. It was United States Air Force's 1,037th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,497th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Titan 404B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan 404B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Titan 404B flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,037th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,497th orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- USA 161 · NORAD 26934 · deorbited November 20, 2014
Titan 4B-34 Stage 2 · re-entered December 10, 2001
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
KH-11 reconnaissance satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
67th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 607th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
413 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NROL-14 (KH-11 13) launch?
NROL-14 (KH-11 13) launched on October 5, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-14 (KH-11 13)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NROL-14 (KH-11 13)?
Titan 404B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 404B spec sheet
Where did NROL-14 (KH-11 13) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was NROL-14 (KH-11 13) going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-14 (KH-11 13) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).