Orion 6 (USA-202) (NROL-26)

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

02:47:00

Sunday January 18, 2009

Watch Replay

Official Livestream

Mission Details

Orion 6 (USA-202) (NROL-26)

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USA 202, previously NRO Launch 26 or NROL-26, is a classified spacecraft which is operated by the United States National Reconnaissance Office. It is an Advanced Orion ELINT satellite. According to Aviation Week, it "fundamentally involves America's biggest, most secret and expensive military spacecraft on board the world's largest rocket." The combined cost of the spacecraft and launch vehicle has been estimated to be over US$2 billion.

Geostationary Earth Orbit

1 Payload

Rocket

Retired
Delta IV Heavy

Active 2004 to 2024

United Launch Alliance logo

Agency

ULA

Price

$350.00 million

Rocket

Height: 72m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 28,370 kg

GTO: 13,810 kg

Liftoff Thrust

9,411 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.1m

Height: 19.1m

Stages

2

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

SLC-37B

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

66 days 5 hours

Stats

Delta IV Heavy


3rd

Mission

1st

Mission of 2009

United Launch Alliance


22nd

Mission

1st

Mission of 2009

2009


1st

Orbital launch attempt