United Launch AllianceDelta IV HeavySpace Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
NROL-26 (USA-202)
Launched
January 18, 2009
Image: United Launch Alliance
Summary
NROL-26 (USA-202) launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 18, 2009. It was United Launch Alliance's 23rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,955th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Delta IV Heavy flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta IV Heavy · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Delta IV Heavy flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 23rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,955th orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- USA 202 · NORAD 33490 · in orbit
Delta 337 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A military reconnaissance satellite, it's purpose is classified.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
14th launch from Space Launch Complex 37B, 1st this year · 658th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
434 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NROL-26 (USA-202) launch?
NROL-26 (USA-202) launched on January 18, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-26 (USA-202)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NROL-26 (USA-202)?
Delta IV Heavy, flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta IV Heavy spec sheet
Where did NROL-26 (USA-202) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was NROL-26 (USA-202) going to?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-26 (USA-202) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).