Tag: 30th Space Wing
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Photos: Delta 4 blasts off from Vandenberg’s historic SLC-6 launch pad
A United Launch Delta 4 rocket lifted off Friday from the SLC-6 launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, powering into orbit from a historic seaside complex originally developed for crewed missions. The 217-foot-tall (66-meter) Delta 4 rocket, boosted by two strap-on solid-fueled rocket motors and a hydrogen-fueled RS-68A main engine, lifted off…
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Delta 4 rocket successfully lofts clandestine NRO satellite into orbit
A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Friday. Credit: ULA A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket climbed into orbit Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with a top secret spy satellite, adding a new set of eyes in the sky for the U.S. government’s…
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Watch a replay of the Delta 4 NROL-47 launch
Watch a replay of the United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket launching from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on January 12, 2018, hauling into orbit a new eye in the sky for the National Reconnaissance Office. Video: United Launch Alliance.
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Live coverage: Delta 4 launches from California with spy satellite
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Delta 4 rocket with the NROL-47 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. ULA’s live broadcast of the Delta 4 launch begins at 12:40 p.m. PST (3:40 p.m. EST; 2040 GMT).
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Delta 4 rocket, clandestine spy satellite ready for liftoff from California
EDITOR’S NOTE: The launch has been delayed 24 hours to Thursday at approximately 1 p.m. PST (4 p.m. EST; 2100 GMT) by gusty winds at Vandenberg Air Force Base. The mission patch for the NROL-47 mission. Credit: National Reconnaissance Office Technicians are putting the final touches on a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket set for…