United Launch AllianceDelta IV HeavySpace Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
NROL-68
Launched
June 22, 2023 · 09:18 UTC
Image: United Launch Alliance
Summary
NROL-68 launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 22, 2023 at 09:18 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:00 to 11:45 UTC. It was United Launch Alliance's 157th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,463rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Delta IV Heavy flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- June 22 Live Broadcast: Delta IV Heavy NROL-68United Launch Alliance
- Vehicle
- Delta IV Heavy · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 15th Delta IV Heavy flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 157th launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,463rd orbital launch attempt95th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubCatalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- USA 345 · NORAD 57099 · in orbit
Delta 388 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
39th launch from Space Launch Complex 37B, 1st this year · 892nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 22, 5:18 AM EDT, at night
40 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/22/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 6/22/2023 · source
Updated weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/22/2023 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/22/2023 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/22/2023 · source
Scrubbed for the day, 24 hours recycle.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/21/2023 · source
Countdown in unplanned hold while pre-launch checks continue.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/21/2023 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/21/2023 · source
Updated weather forecast.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/18/2023 · source
Questions
When did NROL-68 launch?
NROL-68 launched on June 22, 2023 at 09:18 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:00 to 11:45 UTC.
Where can I watch NROL-68?
Coverage: June 22 Live Broadcast: Delta IV Heavy NROL-68. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NROL-68?
Delta IV Heavy, flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta IV Heavy spec sheet
Where did NROL-68 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jun 22, 5:18 AM EDT local time at the pad.
What orbit was NROL-68 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-68 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).