United Launch Alliance / MISSION BRIEFING
SILENTBARKER 2/NROL-118
Vulcan · Government/Top Secret
TBD
LAUNCH TIMETBDTiming is subject to mission updates
Mission image · United Launch Alliance
Mission overview
Space domain awareness mission for the US Department of Defense.
- Mission
- SILENTBARKER 2/NROL-118
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Provider
- United Launch Alliance
- Target orbit
- Geostationary Orbit
Timeline
Scheduled event sequence from Launch Library 2. These are planned milestones, not confirmed telemetry. Events remain unconfirmed until a verified source reports them.
A verified event timeline has not been published for this mission.
Mission intelligence
Explore connectionsMission activity
Listening for verified changes
Activity appears when ORBITAL observes a change between source records. No historical events are invented.
Schedule history
No changes recorded
Changes are recorded when ORBITAL retrieves data. The detection time may differ from the time the source changed its information.
Rocket
VulcanUnited Launch Alliance · United StatesVulcan
Payload
SILENTBARKER 2/NROL-118
Payload details are described in the mission overview. No independently structured payload manifest or payload mass has been provided by the source.
Target orbit
SCHEMATIC · NOT A FLIGHT TRAJECTORY
- Orbit
- Geostationary Orbit
- Classification
- Direct-GEO
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Latitude
- 28.58341°
- Longitude
- -80.58304°
- Country
- United States
- Time zone
- America/New_York
Live & mission coverage
No verified official livestream has been announced. Check mission sources for coverage updates.
Sources
Source links and confidence are preserved with each mission. Official updates take priority when verified.
Launch Library 2high · P80
ll.thespacedevs.com · Updated Oct 31, 2023 19:41 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
spacenews.com · Updated Oct 31, 2023 19:41 UTCMission photographs are provided by the original sources. Their rights remain with their creators; consult the source before reusing an image.