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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
22:25:30
Saturday September 24, 2022
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Final launch of Delta IV Heavy rocket from VSFB.
The KH-11 series, known as Kennen and Crystal, are American spy satellites utilizing electro-optical digital imaging for real-time observation, supplanting earlier film-return satellites. Manufactured by Lockheed, they likely incorporate a 2.4 m prime mirror, offering a theoretical 15 cm ground resolution. First launched by the American National Reconnaissance Office in December 1976, the KH-11 KENNEN was the inaugural American spy satellite to employ electro-optical digital imaging technology, enabling real-time optical observations.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
Agency
ULAPrice
$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
14th
Mission
1st
Mission of 2022
153rd
Mission
6th
Mission of 2022
121st
Orbital launch attempt