Tag: NROL-37
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Photos: Gantry retracted from Delta 4-Heavy
The 330-foot tall mobile service tower is rolled away from the United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket at Cape Canaveral’s pad 37B just after sunrise on June 9. The 9-million-pound gantry was retracted the length of a football field in preparation for launch of the NROL-37 payload into Earth orbit. Photos by United Launch Alliance…
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Photos: Delta 4-Heavy on the pad Wednesday
On the eve of its scheduled flight for U.S. national security interests, the United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket stands quietly inside the protective gantry at Cape Canaveral’s Complex 37 pad. Liftoff is planned for Thursday at 1:59 p.m. EDT (1759 GMT). Photos by Alex Polimeni / Spaceflight Now See earlier Delta 374 coverage. Our…
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Live coverage: Delta 4-Heavy countdown and launch journal
(Launch webcast begins at 1:31 p.m. EDT) Mission Status Center Live coverage of the United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket on the NROL-37 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. Launch preview story | Mission profile animation
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Surveillance satellite launching Thursday atop Delta 4-Heavy rocket
National Reconnaissance Office mission logo for this launch. Credit: NRO CAPE CANAVERAL — One of the largest satellites in the world will launch aboard America’s biggest operational booster Thursday, riding that power to a listening post 22,300 miles above the planet for its clandestine eavesdropping mission, all indications suggest. A United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy…
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Weather 40 percent ‘go’ for Delta 4-Heavy
The sun rises on Delta 4-Heavy for NROL-15 launch in 2012. Credit: Walter Scriptunas II / Scriptunas Images CAPE CANAVERAL — After tropical weather passes through Florida to start the week, meteorologists say there is a 40 percent chance of acceptable conditions for the United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket to fly Thursday from Cape…
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Upcoming Delta 4-Heavy launch back on track after payload-related delay
Delta 4-Heavy file photo. Credit: Walter Scriptunas II / Scriptunas Images CAPE CANAVERAL — A new launch date has been established — June 9 — for the Delta 4-Heavy rocket to carry a classified satellite into space for U.S. national security needs. Liftoff of the United Launch Alliance rocket will be possible during a five-hour…
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Delta 4-Heavy launch postponed by unspecified payload issue
NROL-37 mission poster. Credit: United Launch Alliance CAPE CANAVERAL — Payload readiness has delayed next weekend’s planned Delta 4-Heavy rocket launch for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. Liftoff had been targeted for the afternoon of June 4. A new launch date has not yet been established. The NRO is the secretive government agency responsible for…
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Photos and video: Payload mated to Delta 4-Heavy rocket for upcoming launch
CAPE CANAVERAL — Shielded from view within the protective rocket nose cone, a covert surveillance satellite has been mounted atop a Delta 4-Heavy rocket for launch June 4. The United Launch Alliance triple-barrel booster will heave the National Reconnaissance Office satellite into orbit for a classified mission. No details about the spacecraft, its purpose or…
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Delta 4-Heavy passes countdown rehearsal for upcoming NRO launch
CAPE CANAVERAL — Successfully put through its countdown paces in a critical pre-flight test Thursday, America’s largest rocket currently in service moved closer to a June launch for the U.S. intelligence community. Liftoff of the United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy on the classified NROL-37 mission is targeted for June 4. Known as a Wet Dress…
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Delta 4-Heavy goes to launch pad for national security flight
File photos of Delta 4-Heavy rollout and erection. Photos by ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — Rolling toward a mid-May deployment of a clandestine spy satellite, United Launch Alliance’s triple-body Delta 4-Heavy rocket moved from its Cape Canaveral assembly building to pad 37B yesterday. The 170-foot-long rocket, riding horizontal aboard a 36-wheel, diesel-powered transporter, emerged from the…