United Launch AllianceDelta II 7920-10Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NROL-21
Launched
December 14, 2006
Image: USAF/Michael Stonecypher
Summary
NROL-21 launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta II 7920-10 from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 14, 2006. It was United Launch Alliance's 2nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,811th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Delta II 7920-10 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 176 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7920-10 · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Delta II 7920-10 flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 2nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,811th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
176 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 174 debris
- USA 193 · NORAD 29651
Delta 322 · re-entered December 17, 2006
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
75th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 2nd this year · 628th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
230 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NROL-21 launch?
NROL-21 launched on December 14, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-21?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NROL-21?
Delta II 7920-10, flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta II 7920-10 spec sheet
Where did NROL-21 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was NROL-21 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-21 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).