The company's Delta IV Heavy rocket will lift a classified payload to orbit tomorrow, June 22, on its penultimate mission.
The NROL-68 mission was originally due to lift off today, June 21, but an issue with a ground-system valve on the Delta IV rocket caused a delay. The launch of NROL-68 can be viewed live via the embedded video below.
Though we know very little about the payload going to orbit aboard Delta IV Heavy, the mission insignia, which features two dragons and the moon, offers vague clues., NRO officials wrote that "the baby dragon illustrates the birth of a new satellite system, while the moon with the mother dragon silhouette represent protection of the Five Eyes community, the nation, and its allies."
Five Eyes refers to an alliance between the intelligence agencies of the US, UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.is Latin for 'Nowhere to Hide,'" the NRO statement added. "The baby dragon may be science fiction, but NROL-68's impact on national security is real!"NROL-68 will be the 15th Delta IV Heavy launch ever and it will be ULA's first mission of 2023. The 235-foot-tall rocket generates 2.1 million lbs of thrust at liftoff.
Part of the reason Delta IV will now be phased out is that its Heavy configuration is far behind the competition when it comes to sheer power: SpaceX's Falcon Heavy produces 5 million lbs of thrust; NASA's Space Launch System produces 9.5 million lbs; and Starship emits a massive 17 million lbs at liftoff, making it theULA still has Atlas V missions booked through 2029, though.
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