United Launch AllianceDelta IV M+(5,2)Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NROL-47
Launched
January 12, 2018
Image: United Launch Alliance
Summary
NROL-47 launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta IV M+(5,2) from Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 12, 2018. It was United Launch Alliance's 125th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,711th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Delta IV M+(5,2) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Delta IV NROL-47 LaunchVandenberg Space Force Base
- Delta IV NROL-47 Live Launch Broadcast (Jan. 12, 2018)United Launch Alliance
- Delta IV NROL-47 Launch HighlightsUnited Launch Alliance
- Vehicle
- Delta IV M+(5,2) · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Delta IV M+(5,2) flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 125th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,711th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 6 debris; 1 still in orbit
- USA 281 · NORAD 43145 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
11th launch from Space Launch Complex 6, 1st this year · 675th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
14 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
702 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NROL-47 launch?
NROL-47 launched on January 12, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-47?
Coverage: Delta IV NROL-47 Launch; Delta IV NROL-47 Live Launch Broadcast (Jan. 12, 2018); Delta IV NROL-47 Launch Highlights. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NROL-47?
Delta IV M+(5,2), flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta IV M+(5,2) spec sheet
Where did NROL-47 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was NROL-47 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-47 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).