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Government/Top Secret
United Launch Alliance(ULA)CommercialDelta IV M+(5,2)
LEOorbit
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
Friday, January 12, 2018 at 10:11 PM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#5,711
ULA Mission
#125
Pad Launch
#11
Location Launch
#675
Designator
2018-005
Weather GO
80%
Launch Window
NET
Jan 12, 2018, 10:11 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Lift Off
9:00 PM
Window Open
1:00 AM
Window Close
Delta IV M+(5,2) Specs
Description
Length
72 m
Diameter
5 m
Launch Mass
404 t
Thrust
5,860 kN
LEO Capacity
11,700 kg
GTO Capacity
6,565 kg
Launch Cost
$80M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2012
Fastest Turnaround
1y 11mo
Total Launches
3
Successful
3
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
3
Maiden flight: Apr 3, 2012
Space Launch Complex 6
Space Launch Complex 6 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is a launch pad and support area. The site was originally developed starting in 1966, but no launches occurred until 1995, as it was repurposed sequentially for three programs that were subsequently cancelled. Initially to be used for Titan IIIM rockets and the Manned Orbiting Laboratory, these were cancelled before construction of SLC-6 was complete. The complex was later rebuilt to serve as the west coast launch site for the Space Shuttle, but went unused due to budget, safety and political considerations. The pad was subsequently used for four Athena rocket launches before being modified to support the Delta IV launch vehicle family, which used the pad for ten launches from 2006 until 2022. The last Delta IV launched in September 2022, and SpaceX leased SLC-6 in 2023 to convert it to launch Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy starting in 2025.
Total Launches
14
Orbital Attempts
14
Fastest Turnaround
4mo 9d
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
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Local Launch Time
Jan 12, 2018, 2:11 PM
Total Launches
885
Total Landings
34
Coordinates
34.7513, -120.5202