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Delta IV Heavy
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Apr 9, 16:53:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleDelta IV Heavy
OrbitGeostationary Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 37B
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Mission

Classified payload for the NRO. Last flight of the Delta IV Heavy rocket.

Quick facts

VehicleDelta IV Heavy
OrbitGeostationary Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 37B
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowApr 9, 16:53:00 UTC→Apr 9, 22:51:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyDelta
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Space Launch Complex 37B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.532, -80.565
Scrub riskLOW
Go86%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go86%LL2 Go90%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud50%Temp76°F

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

4800% cloud cover in layer above freezing (14775 ft) — approximated