ULA Delta IV Heavy Rocket Scheduled to Launch From Cape Canaveral Early Wednesday

By  //  August 23, 2020

launch window opens at 1:50 a.m. ET

United Launch Alliance announced that the Delta IV Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral on Wednesday, August 26. (ULA Image)

BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – United Launch Alliance announced that the Delta IV Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral on Wednesday, August 26.

Launch window opens at 1:50 a.m. ET and closes at 6:25 a.m. ET.

This will be 141st mission for United Launch Alliance and our 29th for the NRO. It is the 385th Delta launch since 1960, the 12th Delta IV Heavy and the 8th Heavy for the NRO.

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket will launch the NROL-44 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

Coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV.

• Rocket: Delta IV Heavy
• Mission: NROL-44
• Launch Date: Aug. 26, with a launch period of 1:50 to 6:25 a.m. EDT
• Launch Location: Space Launch Complex-37, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

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