{"id":14172,"date":"2017-11-21T22:39:58","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T14:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-delta-2-climbs-into-the-night-from-vandenberg-air-force-base\/"},"modified":"2017-11-21T22:39:58","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T14:39:58","slug":"photos-delta-2-climbs-into-the-night-from-vandenberg-air-force-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-delta-2-climbs-into-the-night-from-vandenberg-air-force-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Delta 2 climbs into the night from Vandenberg Air Force Base"},"content":{"rendered":"

Launching from Vandenberg Air Force Base on California\u2019s Central Coast on its third try, United Launch Alliance\u2019s Delta 2 rocket lifted off Saturday with NOAA\u2019s JPSS 1 polar-orbiting weather satellite.<\/p>\n

It was the 154th and second-to-last flight of a Delta 2 rocket, the workhorse for NASA\u2019s interplanetary exploration program, climate and weather satellites, and a host of commercial and military missions in the 1990s and 2000s.<\/p>\n

The 128-foot-tall (39-meter) Delta 2 rocket took off at 1:47 a.m. PST (4:47 a.m. EST; 0947 GMT) Saturday from Space Launch Complex 2-West at Vandenberg.<\/p>\n

Read our full story for details on the mission.<\/p>\n

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The Delta 2 rocket streaks downrange from Vandenberg Air Force Base in this long exposure photo from the press viewing site. Credit: Alex Polimeni\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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