Tag: Launch
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OSIRIS-REx probe launched to asteroid in compelling search for the origins of life
CAPE CANAVERAL — Like reaching back in time to examine the conditions that existed in the ancient solar system, NASA has launched a robotic probe to visit Asteroid Bennu and return an unspoiled sample of the primitive body that may hold the seeds of life. “We’re going to an asteroid that represents the first building…
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Photos: Spectacular sunset launch of asteroid mission
Sending the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on an interplanetary trajectory to Asteroid Bennu, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket thunders away from Cape Canaveral Thursday at 7:05 p.m. EDT (2305 GMT). Credit: United Launch Alliance See earlier OSIRIS-REx coverage. Our Atlas archive.
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Video: Liftoff of Delta 4 with second GSSAP satellite duo
The United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket, standing 206 feet tall and and weighing 720,000 pounds, unleashes 1.1 million pounds of thrust from its main engine and two side-mounted boosters at 12:52 a.m. EDT (0452 today to launch the GSSAP No. 3 and No. 4 satellites for the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program from Cape…
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Photos: Delta 4 lights up the sky for night owl launch
Launching the second pair of Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites for the U.S. military, a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket thundered away from Cape Canaveral today at 12:52 a.m. EDT (0452 GMT). Photos by Alex Polimeni/Spaceflight Now See earlier Delta 375 coverage. Our Delta archive.
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Delta 4 successfully soars to the high ground to deploy two patrol satellites
CAPE CANAVERAL — The 375th Delta rocket doubled the size of the Air Force’s “neighborhood watch” program today with the successful launch and deployment of two surveillance satellites into the vast geosynchronous belt of spacecraft around the planet. Evolved from its humble beginnings 56 years ago to today’s modern Delta 4 rockets, the 206-foot-tall vehicle…
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Photos: More Launch shots of Delta 375 rocket
The United Launch Alliance Delta 4 Medium+ (4,2) rocket lifted off at 12:52 a.m. EDT (0452 GMT) from Cape Canaveral for the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program. Credit: United Launch Alliance See earlier Delta 375 coverage. Our Delta archive.
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NROL-61 satellite launched Thursday spotted in space by sky-watchers
The Atlas 5 rocket lifts off with NROL-61. Credit: Alex Polimeni/Spaceflight Now CAPE CANAVERAL — Sky-watchers with a passion for looking up and tracking satellites with remarkable precision have made quick work of locating the spacecraft launched atop an Atlas 5 rocket on Thursday. The NROL-61 satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office was successfully deployed…
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Spy satellite infrastructure supported by successful Atlas 5 rocket launch
CAPE CANAVERAL — A clandestine satellite for the U.S. reconnaissance program was successfully launched by an Atlas 5 rocket today, riding a ferocious torrent of fire and smoke off the pad before disappearing behind a curtain of secrecy. The 194-foot-tall United Launch Alliance rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 41 at 8:37 a.m. EDT…
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Photos: Atlas 5 powers away with NROL-61 payload
Launching the secretive NROL-61 payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket thundered away from Cape Canaveral today at 8:37 a.m. EDT (1237 GMT). Credit: United Launch Alliance See earlier NROL-61 coverage. Our Atlas archive.
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Photos: More shots of Thursday’s Atlas 5 rocket launch
Departing Cape Canaveral at 8:37 a.m. EDT Thursday, the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket lifted a classified national security satellite into orbit for deployment. Photos by Alex Polimeni/Spaceflight Now See earlier NROL-61 coverage. Our Atlas archive.