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NROL-68
Delta IV Heavy
Historical mission record
This page records Delta IV Heavy | NROL-68 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
Status reported by the mission data provider.
LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission
Classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.
- Launch vehicle
- Delta IV Heavy
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Destination orbit
- Geostationary Orbit
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 37B
- Provider
- United Launch Alliance
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Delta IV Heavy
The Delta IV Heavy (Delta 9250H) is an expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle, the largest type of the Delta IV family, and is the world's second highest-capacity rocket in operation. It is manufactured by United Launch Alliance and was first launched in 2004.
- Height
- 72 m
- Diameter
- 5 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 16
- First flight
- 2004-12-21
Recorded timing
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4h 45m windowPublished target
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Target ·
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Weather concerns
Anvil Cloud Rules, Ground Winds
Launch site & orbit
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
The mission in perspective
Launch site & orbit
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Coverage & sources
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Mission coverage
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