United Launch AllianceDelta IV HeavySpace Launch Complex 37A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
NROL-37
Launched
June 11, 2016
Image: United Launch Alliance
Summary
NROL-37 launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy from Space Launch Complex 37A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 11, 2016. It was United Launch Alliance's 108th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,565th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th 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
- Delta IV NROL-37 Launch BroadcastUnited Launch Alliance
- Delta IV NROL-37 Launch HighlightsUnited Launch Alliance
- Vehicle
- Delta IV Heavy · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 9th Delta IV Heavy flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 108th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,565th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- USA 268 · NORAD 41584 · in orbit
Delta 374 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 37A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
1st launch from Space Launch Complex 37A, 1st this year · 743rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
1 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NROL-37 launch?
NROL-37 launched on June 11, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-37?
Coverage: Delta IV NROL-37 Launch Broadcast; Delta IV NROL-37 Launch Highlights. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NROL-37?
Delta IV Heavy, flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta IV Heavy spec sheet
Where did NROL-37 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 37A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was NROL-37 going to?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-37 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).