Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Orion 6 (USA-202) (NROL-26)
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.
Payloads: 1
Geostationary Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
2009
1st orbital launch attempt
United Launch Alliance
22nd mission
1st mission of 2009
21st successful mission
17th consecutive successful mission
Delta IV Heavy
3rd mission
1st mission of 2009
2nd successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission