Vyacheslav Ermolin, December 11, 2020
Mission:
Secret satellite of the US National Aerospace Intelligence Agency. Presumably the Orion (Mentor) series electronic reconnaissance satellite.
Link to high quality image.
Motto:
"I eavesdrop on all conversations of" allies "and" enemies ".
There is no official motto.
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SLC-37B, , .
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Delta Heavy — - Delta IV. Delta Boeing. Delta IV - (Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle, EELV) . Delta Heavy CBC. : .
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NROL-44 — - . Orion (Mentor). C , . . 5 200 . ( 100 ) . . Orion.
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(GEO).
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— 40- 2020 . .
— 385- Delta 1960 .
— 41- Delta 4 2002 .
— 12- Delta 4-Heavy.
— 13- Delta 4 NRO.
— 8- Delta 4-Heavy NRO.
— 142- United Launch Alliance 2006 .
— 6- ULA .
— 28- 2020 .
— 6- «».
— $440 .
— 1 LEO $15 500 .
Link to high quality image.
Article from the NSF portal.
Announcement from Everyday Astronaut
Personal opinion:
Another "2020 brake" went into orbit. They tried to launch it unsuccessfully for several months. With epic launch interruptions 3 (engines already lit) and 7 seconds before launch and ground equipment breaking. The satellite is apparently one of the most complex, large and expensive of all existing (serial). And of course this "cake" is for the US intelligence, concerned with total control of their own and others. The main region of observation is Asia, but one is also "suspended" over Europe.