Vulcan | SILENTBARKER 2/NROL-118

Government/Top Secret

Time to liftoff

Targeting 2026

Target Window

2026

Exact time to be confirmed

Net Precision

Year

— Mission

SILENTBARKER 2/NROL-118

Geostationary Orbit· Direct-GEO

Space domain awareness mission for the US Department of Defense.

— Rocket

Vulcan

Diameter: 5.4 m

Launches

Success

Failures

— Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · United States of America

Latitude

28.5834°

Longitude

-80.5830°

Pad Launches

124

Timezone

— Launch Provider

Commercial

United Launch Alliance

Est. 2006 · Interim CEO: John Elbon

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 spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.

174

Total

174

Success

Pending

Net (UTC)

Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 UTC

Window Start

Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 UTC

Window End

Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 UTC

Last Updated

10/31/2023, 7:41:25 PM