launched from USA

NROL-47

Success
JAN 12201822:11:00 UTC

Third and final flight of the Delta IV Medium+ (5,2), a configuration with a 5-meter fairing and two solid strap-on boosters that had previously flown NROL-25 in April 2012 and NROL-45 in February 2016. The launch slipped a day after a scrub over a pad swing-arm issue and a ground system valve, then a further 24 hours for high ground winds. The National Reconnaissance Office did not describe the payload.

launched from SLC-6 Vandenberg

aboard Delta IV M+(5,2) D-379 into LEO

Broadcast

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Payload

Topaz-5 / USA-281

Reconnaissance

last updated Oct 8, 2026