Delta IV Heavy launches NROL-71

[Hamartia Antidote]

 

[Yaseen1]

What is payload weight

 

[Dante80]

Here is the patch for the mission. Since the last KH-11 has probably been launched already, it seems like this might be a Mentor or Trumpet mission.

https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/sfs...831_2290310634533651_630949804091899904_n.png

What is payload weight

Classified as always. To need a DIV-H though, this is certainly a big bird.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

What is payload weight

Well if it is a KH-11 they are similar in size to a Hubble Telescope. Which is big.

 

[Yaseen1]

Well if it is a KH-11 they are similar in size to Hubble Telescopes. Which is big.

Around 20tonnes as claimed in previous launches

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Around 20tonnes as claimed in previous launches

That is the typical guesstimated weight of a KH-11.

 

[Oldman1]

What is payload weight

Based on the video prior to cutoff of the payload fairing opening, it looks like the size of a bus.