Back to Vehicles

Back to Vehicles

Delta IV Heavy NROL-71 Flight Vehicle

The eleventh Delta IV Heavy vehicle successfully launched the classified NROL-71 national-security mission from Space Launch Complex 6 at Vandenberg for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Delta IV Heavy NROL-71 Flight Vehicle — U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Peterson, DVIDS image 5044227 / VIRIN 190119-F-IN231-001 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Public domain: U.S. Air Force official-duty photograph, documented by Wikimedia Commons as a U.S. federal-government work. Preserve photographer, agency, DVIDS ID, and VIRIN attribution; comply with DoD/DIMOC restrictions on trademarks, insignia, names/slogans, and endorsement. Source page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NROL-71_Wide.jpg. · Source

Identity

Aliases: Delta IV Heavy flight 11
Name: Delta IV Heavy NROL-71 Flight Vehicle
Status: retired

Details

Description: The eleventh Delta IV Heavy vehicle successfully launched the classified NROL-71 national-security mission from Space Launch Complex 6 at Vandenberg for the National Reconnaissance Office.
First Flight Date: 2019-01-19
Manufacturer
Operator
Vehicle Family

Links

Official Url: https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/archived-launched/delta-iv-nrol-71

Assets & Meta

Creation Time: July 14, 2026 at 08:53:25 UTC
Updated Time: August 21, 2026 at 11:05:08 UTC
Image: Download

Other

Last Flight Date: 2019-01-19
Search Name: Delta IV Heavy NROL-71 Flight Vehicle Delta IV Heavy flight 11