NROL-44

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NROL-44 is a classified U.S. National Reconnaissance Office satellite mission, believed to support strategic intelligence and surveillance operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Reconnaissance Office mission
reconnaissance satellite mission
agency National Reconnaissance Office NERFINISHED
associatedProgram NRO geosynchronous SIGINT program NERFINISHED
associatedWith U.S. Department of Defense NERFINISHED
U.S. intelligence community space assets
belongsTo U.S. national security space missions
classifiedDetails orbit parameters not publicly disclosed
payload characteristics not publicly disclosed
country United States of America
surface form: United States
isClassified true
isPartOf National Reconnaissance Office launch manifest
launchAttempts multiple scrubs before successful launch
launchAzimuth eastward toward geosynchronous transfer orbit
launchConfiguration Delta IV Heavy with 5-meter payload fairing NERFINISHED
launchContractor United Launch Alliance NERFINISHED
launchCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
launchDate 2020-12-10
launchLocation Florida NERFINISHED
launchMass classified
launchOrbitInsertion geosynchronous transfer orbit
launchOutcome success
launchProvider United Launch Alliance NERFINISHED
launchSite Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 37B NERFINISHED
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station SLC-37B NERFINISHED
launchVehicle Delta IV Heavy NERFINISHED
launchVehicleFamily Delta IV NERFINISHED
launchVehicleVariant Delta IV Heavy 5,4 configuration NERFINISHED
launchWindow repeatedly delayed before final launch
launchYear 2020
likelyPayloadType signals intelligence payload
missionDesignation NROL-44 NERFINISHED
missionDetails classified
missionType signals intelligence
strategic reconnaissance
operator National Reconnaissance Office NERFINISHED
orbitType geosynchronous orbit
primaryPurpose national security support
strategic intelligence collection
spacecraftOperator National Reconnaissance Office NERFINISHED
spacecraftOwner United States government NERFINISHED
status operational
supports U.S. intelligence community NERFINISHED
signals collection
strategic surveillance operations
usesLaunchPad SLC-37B NERFINISHED

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