NROL-71
Delta IV Heavy
United Launch Alliance
Mission
NROL-71
Type: Government/Top Secret
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
Location
Space Launch Complex 6
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
701 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Rocket
Delta IV Heavy – United Launch Alliance
Family: Delta
Length: 72 m
Diameter: 5 m
Launch Mass: 733 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 28370 kg
The Delta IV Heavy was manufactured by United Launch Alliance with the first launch on 2004-12-21. Delta IV Heavy has 12 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 13 launches. 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.
Agency
United Launch Alliance
Type: Commercial
Abbreviation: ULA
Administration: CEO: Tory Bruno
Founded: 2006
Launchers: Atlas | Delta IV | Vulcan
Spacecraft: CST-100 Starliner
Country: USA
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
