United Launch Alliance

SILENTBARKER 2/NROL-118

TBD

Vulcan

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2026

StatusTBD

VehicleVulcan

OrbitGeostationary Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 41

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Mission

Space domain awareness mission for the US Department of Defense.

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VehicleVulcan

OrbitGeostationary Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 41

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowThursday December 31 2026, 00:00:00 UTC→Thursday December 31 2026, 00:00:00 UTC

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United Launch Alliance

SILENTBARKER 2/NROL-118

TBD

Vulcan

T-minus to liftoff

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HOURS

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00

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00

SECONDS

2026

StatusTBD

Scrub riskHIGH

Go37%

VehicleVulcan

OrbitGeostationary Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 41

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

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Trajectory unknown

Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.583, -80.583

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Mission

Space domain awareness mission for the US Department of Defense.

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go37%Wind2 m/sGusts3 m/sCloud55%Temp27°C

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

HRRR GFS F+180: CAPE 1671 J/kg · K-idx 29 · freezing 16,030 ft · HRRR F+180: CAPE 1671 · upper-level wind 35 kt — anvil-producing environment, no live proximity

Quick facts

VehicleVulcan

OrbitGeostationary Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 41

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowThursday December 31 2026, 00:00:00 UTC→Thursday December 31 2026, 00:00:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyVulcan

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

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Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.583, -80.583

Scrub riskHIGH

Go37%

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go37%Wind2 m/sGusts3 m/sCloud55%Temp27°C

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

HRRR GFS F+180: CAPE 1671 J/kg · K-idx 29 · freezing 16,030 ft · HRRR F+180: CAPE 1671 · upper-level wind 35 kt — anvil-producing environment, no live proximity