Delta IV Heavy launched NROL-26 (USA-202), a classified US National Reconnaissance Office satellite believed to be an Advanced Orion/Mentor signals-intelligence spacecraft. It was the first Delta IV Heavy flight for the NRO.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GTO
- Geostationary transfer orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 5 T (est.)
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 16 Delta IV Heavy flights
- Date and time
- 18 January 2009, 02:47 UTC
- Rocket
- Delta IV Heavy
- Builder
- ULA
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 2009-001
- Launches in 2009
- 1st of 78
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