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Delta IV Heavy NROL-49 Flight Vehicle

The fifth Delta IV Heavy vehicle successfully launched the classified NROL-49 national-security mission from Space Launch Complex 6 at Vandenberg. It was the first West Coast Delta IV Heavy mission.

Delta IV Heavy NROL-49 Flight Vehicle — U.S. Air Force photo by Joe Davila, Delta IV Heavy ignition at Vandenberg AFB (via Wikimedia Commons) · Public domain: U.S. Air Force official-duty photograph documented by Wikimedia Commons as a federal-government work. The image caption identifies the first West Coast Delta IV Heavy with NROL-49 at Vandenberg on 20 January 2011. Preserve photographer and agency attribution; no endorsement implied. Source page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Delta_IV_Heavy_ignition_at_Vandenberg_AFB.jpg. · Source

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Aliases: Delta IV Heavy flight 5
Name: Delta IV Heavy NROL-49 Flight Vehicle
Status: retired

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Description: The fifth Delta IV Heavy vehicle successfully launched the classified NROL-49 national-security mission from Space Launch Complex 6 at Vandenberg. It was the first West Coast Delta IV Heavy mission.
First Flight Date: 2011-01-20
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Official Url: https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/2011/01/20/united-launch-alliance-launches-first-west-coast-delta-iv-heavy-mission

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Creation Time: July 14, 2026 at 08:52:56 UTC
Updated Time: August 21, 2026 at 11:10:19 UTC
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Last Flight Date: 2011-01-20
Search Name: Delta IV Heavy NROL-49 Flight Vehicle Delta IV Heavy flight 5