Delta Liftoff for NRO Satellite
Credit: William G. Hartenstein
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy lifted a bus-sized classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office into orbit from Space Launch Complex-6 (SLC-6) at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., on Jan. 20—the largest rocket ever launched from the West Coast. With its 63-ft.-long payload fairing, the...
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