NROL-71

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NROL-71 is a classified U.S. National Reconnaissance Office satellite mission, believed to be an advanced spy satellite launched for intelligence-gathering purposes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Reconnaissance Office mission
reconnaissance satellite mission
agencyAbbreviation NRO NERFINISHED
associatedProgram KH-11 successor (unconfirmed)
belongsTo U.S. intelligence community NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
customerAgency National Reconnaissance Office NERFINISHED
firstLaunchAttemptDate 2018-12-08
firstLaunchAttemptStatus scrubbed GENERATED
hasLaunchPatch yes
isClassified true
isMilitary true
isPartOf NRO launch manifest
isSpySatelliteMission true
launchAttemptCount 2
launchAzimuth classified
launchBase Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED
launchContractor United Launch Alliance NERFINISHED
launchCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
launchDate 2019-01-19
launchMass classified
launchOutcome success
launchPatchTheme classified symbolism
launchProvider United Launch Alliance NERFINISHED
launchSite Space Launch Complex 6 NERFINISHED
Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED
launchState California NERFINISHED
launchTimeUTC 2019-01-19T19:10:00Z
launchVehicle Delta IV Heavy NERFINISHED
launchVehicleConfiguration Delta IV Heavy 382 NERFINISHED
launchVehicleCoreCount 3
launchVehicleFamily Delta IV NERFINISHED
launchVehicleManufacturer United Launch Alliance NERFINISHED
launchYear 2019
missionDomain space-based reconnaissance
missionPurpose intelligence gathering
national security
missionSecurityClassification Top Secret (U.S.)
missionType electro-optical reconnaissance
imagery intelligence
signals intelligence
operator National Reconnaissance Office NERFINISHED
orbitInclination classified
orbitType low Earth orbit
payloadType classified reconnaissance payload
status operational
usesLaunchPad SLC-6 NERFINISHED
usesPropulsion onboard orbit-adjustment system (unconfirmed)

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