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NROL-17

Delta II

United States Air Force

Launch Status
Success

Mission


NROL-17 (GeoLITE)

  • Type: Communications
  • Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Launch Cost: $51,000,000

GeoLITE was a TRW T-310 class satellite with a mass of about 1800 kg, including a solid apogee motor.

NROL-17 (GeoLITE)

Location


Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Space Launch Complex 17B has witnessed the launch of 132 rockets, including 132 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, has been the site for 940 rocket launches.

Space Launch Complex 17B

Rocket


United Launch Alliance Delta II 7925-9.5

Delta II is an American space launch system developed by McDonnell Douglas, now part of the Delta rocket family operated by United Launch Alliance. With more than 150 missions and a nearly perfect track record, Delta II has established itself as one of the most successful orbital launch systems.

Delta II 7925-9.5

Agency


United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.

United States Air Force
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