United Launch AllianceDelta IV HeavySpace Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NROL-71
Launched
January 19, 2019
Image: United Launch Alliance
Summary
NROL-71 launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy from Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 19, 2019. It was United Launch Alliance's 133rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,825th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th 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 Heavy NROL-71 Launch HighlightsUnited Launch Alliance
- Jan. 19 Delta IV NROL-71 Live Launch Broadcast - Begins 10:45 a.m. PSTUnited Launch Alliance
- Vehicle
- Delta IV Heavy · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 11th Delta IV Heavy flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 133rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,825th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit
- USA 290 · NORAD 43941 · 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
12th launch from Space Launch Complex 6, 1st this year · 685th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
14 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
371 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NROL-71 launch?
NROL-71 launched on January 19, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NROL-71?
Coverage: Delta IV Heavy NROL-71 Launch Highlights; Jan. 19 Delta IV NROL-71 Live Launch Broadcast - Begins 10:45 a.m. PST. Watch the replay
What rocket launched NROL-71?
Delta IV Heavy, flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta IV Heavy spec sheet
Where did NROL-71 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was NROL-71 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did NROL-71 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).