United Launch AllianceDelta IV HeavySpace Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NROL-65 (USA-245 / KH-11)
Launched
August 28, 2013
Image: United Launch Alliance
Summary
NROL-65 (USA-245 / KH-11) launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy from Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 28, 2013. It was United Launch Alliance's 75th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 5,313th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Delta IV Heavy flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- Delta IV NROL-65 Launch HighlightsUnited Launch Alliance
- Vehicle
- Delta IV Heavy · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NRO
- Milestone
- 7th Delta IV Heavy flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 75th launch8th this yearhumanity's 5,313th orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit
- USA 245 · NORAD 39232 · 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
9th launch from Space Launch Complex 6, 1st this year · 654th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
14 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
511 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NROL-65 (USA-245 / KH-11) launch?
NROL-65 (USA-245 / KH-11) launched on August 28, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-65 (USA-245 / KH-11)?
Coverage: Delta IV NROL-65 Launch Highlights. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NROL-65 (USA-245 / KH-11)?
Delta IV Heavy, flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta IV Heavy spec sheet
Where did NROL-65 (USA-245 / KH-11) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was NROL-65 (USA-245 / KH-11) going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-65 (USA-245 / KH-11) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).