United Launch AllianceDelta IV HeavySpace Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
NROL-44
Launched
December 11, 2020
Image: United Launch Alliance
Summary
NROL-44 launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 11, 2020. It was United Launch Alliance's 143rd launch, 6th this year and humanity's 6,027th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Delta IV Heavy 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
- Delta IV Heavy NROL-44 Full FlightThe Space Devs
- Dec. 10 Live Broadcast: Delta IV Heavy NROL-44United Launch Alliance
- Sept. 30 Live Broadcast: Delta IV Heavy NROL-44United Launch Alliance
- Vehicle
- Delta IV Heavy · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 12th Delta IV Heavy flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 143rd launch6th this yearhumanity's 6,027th orbital launch attempt105th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- USA 311 · NORAD 47237 · in orbit
Delta 385 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Classified payload for NRO.
Related page: Delta IV Heavy NROL-44- United Launch Alliance (ULA) Rocket Launch
Pad
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
38th launch from Space Launch Complex 37B, 1st this year · 810th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
476 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Show 8 earlier updates
T-0 to 01:09 UTC
SwGustav · 12/10/2020 · source
weather 100% go
SwGustav · 12/10/2020 · source
updating T-0 to 01:00 UTC
SwGustav · 12/10/2020 · source
New T-0 01:00 UTC
spacevogel · 12/10/2020 · source
weather 90%
SwGustav · 12/8/2020 · source
Added new webcast link.
spacevogel · 12/8/2020 · source
updating T-0 and setting go due to range availability
SwGustav · 12/8/2020 · source
Updated per ULA updates.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/4/2020 · source
Questions
When did NROL-44 launch?
NROL-44 launched on December 11, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-44?
Coverage: Delta IV Heavy NROL-44 Full Flight; Dec. 10 Live Broadcast: Delta IV Heavy NROL-44; Sept. 30 Live Broadcast: Delta IV Heavy NROL-44. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NROL-44?
Delta IV Heavy, flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta IV Heavy spec sheet
Where did NROL-44 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was NROL-44 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-44 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).