Tag: Delta 374

  • Photos: Gantry retracted from Delta 4-Heavy

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    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 The 9-million-pound gantry was retracted the length of a football field in preparation for launch of the NROL-37 payload into Earth orbit.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…

  • Photos: Delta 4-Heavy on the pad Wednesday

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    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…

  • Live coverage: Delta 4-Heavy countdown and launch journal

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    (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

  • Surveillance satellite launching Thursday atop Delta 4-Heavy rocket

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    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…

  • Videos: Delta 4-Heavy launch flashback

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    Get a preview of Thursday’s United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket flight in these video highlights packages from previous missions by the big booster for NASA and the National Reconnaissance Office from Cape Canaveral in Florida and Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. NASA’s Exploration Flight Test — Cape Canaveral (2014) NROL-15 — Cape Canaveral…

  • Weather 40 percent ‘go’ for Delta 4-Heavy

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    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…

  • Upcoming Delta 4-Heavy launch back on track after payload-related delay

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    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…

  • Delta 4-Heavy launch postponed by unspecified payload issue

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    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…

  • Photos and video: Payload mated to Delta 4-Heavy rocket for upcoming launch

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    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…

  • Delta 4-Heavy passes countdown rehearsal for upcoming NRO launch

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    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…