United States Air ForceDelta II 7925-9.5Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
NROL-17
Launched
May 18, 2001
Image: USAF
Summary
NROL-17 (GeoLITE) launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925-9.5 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 18, 2001. It was United States Air Force's 1,033rd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,472nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925-9.5 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 10th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,033rd launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,472nd orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- GeoLITE · NORAD 26770 · in orbit
Delta 285 · re-entered October 21, 2001
Delta 285 Stage 3 · re-entered November 14, 2002
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GeoLITE was a TRW T-310 class satellite with a mass of about 1800 kg, including a solid apogee motor.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
116th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 1st this year · 590th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
268 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NROL-17 (GeoLITE) launch?
NROL-17 (GeoLITE) launched on May 18, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-17 (GeoLITE)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NROL-17 (GeoLITE)?
Delta II 7925-9.5, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925-9.5 spec sheet
Where did NROL-17 (GeoLITE) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was NROL-17 (GeoLITE) going to?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did NROL-17 (GeoLITE) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).