Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 6
Launch history
Athena I Athena II Delta IV Delta IV Heavy

Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 6

Section Title: Launch history
Table Section Text: Athena I Athena II Delta IV Delta IV Heavy

No.	Date/Time (UTC)	Type	Serial-no.	Payload	Type of payload	Orbit	Outcome	Remarks

1	1995-08-15 22:30	Athena I	DLV	GemStar 1	Communications	LEO	Failure	First launch from SLC-6

2	1997-08-23 06:51:01	Athena I	LM-002	Lewis	Science	LEO	Success

3	1999-04-27 18:22:01	Athena II	LM-005	IKONOS 1	Imaging	LEO	Failure	Payload fairing failed to separate and satellite did not achieve orbit

4	1999-09-24 18:21:08	Athena II	LM-007	IKONOS 2	Earth observation	LEO	Success

5	2006-06-28 03:33	Delta IV Medium+ (4,2)	317	USA-184 (NROL-22)	ELINT	Molniya	Success	First Delta IV launch from Vandenberg

6	2006-11-04 13:53	Delta IV Medium	320	USA-192 (DMSP F17)	Weather	SSO	Success	First Delta IV launch into a LEO/SSO

7	2011-01-20 21:10	Delta IV Heavy	352	USA-224 (NROL-49)	Optical imaging	LEO	Success	First Delta IV Heavy launch from Vandenberg

8	2012-04-02 23:04	Delta IV Medium+ (5,2)	359	USA-234 (NROL-25)	Radar imaging	LEO	Success	First Delta IV Medium+ (5,2) launch

9	2013-08-28 18:03	Delta IV Heavy	364	USA-245 (NROL-65)	Reconnaissance satellite	LEO	Success

10	2016-02-10 11:40	Delta IV Medium+ (5,2)	373	USA-267 (NROL-45)	Radar imaging	LEO	Success

11	2018-01-12 22:11	Delta IV Medium+ (5,2)	379	NROL-47	Reconnaissance	LEO	Success	Final flight of Delta IV Medium+(5,2)

Sentence(s)

On January 20, 2011, USA-224 (NROL-49) was launched atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket.

final_sentence: On January 20, 2011, USA-224 (NROL-49) was launched atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket.