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Delta IV Heavy NROL-44 Flight Vehicle

The twelfth Delta IV Heavy vehicle successfully launched the classified NROL-44 national-security mission from Cape Canaveral for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Delta IV Heavy NROL-44 Flight Vehicle — Jeff Spotts; U.S. Space Force photo, 201211-X-DM484-001M (via Wikimedia Commons) · Public domain: Wikimedia Commons documents this as a U.S. Space Force official-duty photograph (U.S. federal-government work). Source page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rocket_Launch_201211-X-DM484-001M.jpg. Preserve photographer and agency credit; no endorsement implied. · Source

Identity

Aliases: Delta IV Heavy flight 12
Name: Delta IV Heavy NROL-44 Flight Vehicle
Status: retired

Details

Description: The twelfth Delta IV Heavy vehicle successfully launched the classified NROL-44 national-security mission from Cape Canaveral for the National Reconnaissance Office.
First Flight Date: 2020-12-10
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Official Url: https://www.nro.gov/launch/nrol-87/

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Creation Time: July 14, 2026 at 08:53:31 UTC
Updated Time: August 21, 2026 at 10:52:36 UTC
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Last Flight Date: 2020-12-10
Search Name: Delta IV Heavy NROL-44 Flight Vehicle Delta IV Heavy flight 12