launched from USA

NROL-44

Success
DEC 11202001:09:00 UTC

Delta IV Heavy flew a classified National Reconnaissance Office payload, tracked as USA-311, after a campaign that began with an automatic engine abort three seconds before liftoff on 27 August 2020. It was the first launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station under that name, and the first Delta IV Heavy flight since January 2019.

launched from SLC-37B Canaveral

aboard Delta IV Heavy D-385 into GSO

Broadcast

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Payload

Orion 10 / USA-311

Reconnaissance

last updated Oct 8, 2026