Success
NROL-70
Government/Top Secret
United Launch Alliance(ULA)CommercialDelta IV Heavy
Direct-GEOorbit
Classified payload for the NRO. Last flight of the Delta IV Heavy rocket.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 4:53 PM
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Flight Timeline
- T-00:05Ignition
- T+00:00Liftoff
- T+01:18Supersonic
- T+01:20Max-Q
- T+03:55BECO
- T+03:57Booster Separation
- T+05:35MECO
- T+05:42Stage 2 Separation
- T+05:55SES-1
- T+06:37Fairing Separation
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,657
ULA Mission
#161
Pad Launch
#40
Location Launch
#944
Designator
2024-067
Weather GO
90%
Weather Concerns
Cumulus Cloud Rule
Launch Window
NET
Apr 9, 2024, 4:53 PM
Precision
Minute
Schedule Changes
1 update
Delta IV Heavy Specs
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.
Length
72 m
Diameter
5 m
Launch Mass
733 t
Thrust
8,674 kN
LEO Capacity
28,370 kg
GTO Capacity
14,210 kg
GEO Capacity
14,500 kg
Launch Cost
$350M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2004
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 29d
Total Launches
16
Successful
15
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
15
Maiden flight: Dec 21, 2004
Social Flight Log
- Apr 9, 2024, 11:19 PM
Launch success confirmed
Source - Apr 9, 2024, 4:53 PM
Liftoff
- Apr 9, 2024, 4:21 PM
Official Webcast by United Launch Alliance has started
Source - Apr 8, 2024, 12:33 PM
Weather 90% GO
Source - Apr 2, 2024, 6:11 PM
Rescheduled for April 9.
Source - Mar 31, 2024, 3:36 PM
NET April 8.
Source - Mar 31, 2024, 7:03 AM
Delayed beyond April 1st UTC.
Source - Mar 29, 2024, 12:26 AM
NET April 1st.
Source - Mar 29, 2024, 12:06 AM
Delayed beyond March 29, TBD.
Source - Mar 28, 2024, 7:52 PM
Setting GO
Source - Mar 28, 2024, 6:49 PM
Scrubbed for the day, caused by a GN2 pipeline ground pump failure.
Source - Mar 28, 2024, 6:43 PM
Hold at T-3:58.
Source - Mar 28, 2024, 6:12 PM
Official Webcast by United Launch Alliance has started
Source - Mar 28, 2024, 4:00 PM
New T-0.
Source - Mar 28, 2024, 3:29 PM
New T-0.
Source - Mar 25, 2024, 2:57 PM
Weather 30% GO.
Source - Mar 24, 2024, 3:11 PM
Launch time confirmed by NRO.
Source - Mar 23, 2024, 3:59 AM
Added tentative launch window per marine navigation warnings.
Source - Mar 12, 2024, 3:02 PM
NET March 28.
Source - Sep 12, 2023, 6:08 PM
NET March 2024.
Source - Jun 21, 2023, 3:09 AM
NET February 2024.
Source
United Launch Alliance
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.
Founded
2006
Administrator
Interim CEO: John Elbon
Total Launches
173
Successful
173
Failed
0
Pending
38
Consecutive Success
173
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Apr 9, 2024, 12:53 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778