Insertion orbit target parameters Target Orbit at 1st Apogee Orbit C Perigee Altitude 600 nautical miles Apogee Altitude 20,283 nautical miles Inclination 62.4 degrees Argument of Perigee 266.507 nautical miles
A Boeing Delta 4 Medium+ rocket will launch NRO L-22, a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, from SLC-6, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, US, at the start of a two hour launch window, at 02:00 GMT, on the 28th June. The rocket will fly in a configuration with two strap-on solid rocket boosters. This is the first Delta 4 mission from the West Coast.
The Vandenberg home of Delta 4 -- the massive Space Launch Complex 6 pad and (behind) the Horizontal Integration Facility. Credit: Boeing