NROL-44 launch now targeting September 26, 2020

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., – After the launch attempt and hot fire abort at three seconds and counting back on August 29, 2020, an update of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy, NROL-44 mission for the United States has been issued.

In a statement from ULA issued on September 17, 2020:

“The launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-44 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office is planned for Sept. 26, 2020. The launch period is 12:01-1:35 a.m. EDT. The team has reviewed all data and ground support equipment and determined that a ground system regulator internal component failure was the cause of the on-pad abort. Out of an abundance of caution all three regulators associated with each of the three common booster cores are being replaced and retested.”