Manifest / 01Go
The Lightning God Defends (iQPS Launch 8)
Electron
ProviderRocket Lab
PadUnknown Pad
DateAug 20, 2026
Time (UTC)01:00 PM UTC
Launch clockT– to liftoff
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Success
NROL-68
Delta IV HeavyUnited Launch AllianceSpace Launch Complex 37B
Thursday, June 22, 2023 · 09:18 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
Classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.
PayloadNROL-68
OrbitGeostationary Orbit
CustomerUnited Launch Alliance
StagesUnknown
PadSpace Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WeatherAnvil Cloud Rules, Ground Winds, temperature not reported
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 37B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.532°N
- Longitude
- 80.565°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
90%
GO
Favorable2 active constraints
Weather Rules
Anvil Cloud RulesGround Winds
- Primary concern
- Anvil Cloud Rules
- Rule count
- 2
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
07:00 AM UTC - 11:45 AM UTC
Provider
United Launch Alliance
Profile →USA • Founded 2006
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spa...
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
