{"id":16809,"date":"2014-11-26T22:03:30","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T14:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/previous-flights-of-the-delta-4-heavy\/"},"modified":"2014-11-26T22:03:30","modified_gmt":"2014-11-26T14:03:30","slug":"previous-flights-of-the-delta-4-heavy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/previous-flights-of-the-delta-4-heavy\/","title":{"rendered":"Previous flights of the Delta 4-Heavy"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket prepares to carry NASA\u2019s Orion spaceship on its first orbital flight test, we look back at the seven previous Heavy launches.<\/p>\n

Delta 310: Delta 4-Heavy demo flight<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"The
The test launch of Boeing\u2019s Delta 4-Heavy rocket began with a breath-taking blastoff from Cape Canaveral on December 21, 2004, but lower-than-expected performance due to cavitation during the initial minutes of flight ultimately caused the mission to fall short of its intended orbit. Still, the test was considered a success. Credit: Carleton Bailie\/Boeing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Delta 329: Delta 4-Heavy launches DSP 23<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It is America\u2019s largest unmanned space booster. Its level of complexity causes engineers to liken it to launching three rockets at one time. And its fiery blastoffs create a dazzling yet heart-in-your-throat sight. Now, the mammoth Delta 4-Heavy has entered operational service with the 2007 successful ascent carrying a critical surveillance satellite. Credit: Ben Cooper\/Launchphotography.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Delta 337: Delta 4-Heavy launches NROL-26<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"America's
America\u2019s heavy-lift rocket, the white and orange triple-barreled booster towering 23 stories tall, launched a new intelligence-gathering satellite for the nation Jan. 17, 2009.
Credit: Pat Corkery\/ULA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Delta 351: Delta 4-Heavy launches NROL-32<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Launch
One could not overstate the importance of the Nov. 21, 2010 Delta 4-Heavy launch to national security, a mission by the massive rocket from Cape Canaveral that deployed \u201cthe largest satellite in the world\u201d to hear the whispers of evil. Credit: Pat Corkery\/ULA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Delta 352: Delta 4-Heavy launches NROL-49<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"The
The clandestine cargo carried into polar orbit Jan. 20, 2011 aboard the first California-launched Delta 4-Heavy rocket was a crucial replacement satellite for the nation\u2019s surveillance and security network. Credit: Gene Blevins\/LA Daily News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Delta 360: Delta 4-Heavy lofts NROL-15<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Launch
The Delta 4-Heavy rocket, sporting more-powerful main engines to improve the performance of America\u2019s biggest booster, on June 29, 2012 launched carrying a super-secret payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. Credit: Pat Corkery\/ULA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Delta 364: Delta 4-Heavy launches NROL-65<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Igniting
Igniting its three main engines in a staggered sequence for the first time, a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket successfully flew into Earth orbit and deployed a U.S. national security satellite on Aug. 28, 2013. Credit: Gene Blevins\/LA Daily News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket prepares to carry NASA\u2019s Orion spaceship on its first orbital flight test, we look back at the seven previous Heavy launches. Delta 310: Delta 4-Heavy demo flight The test launch of Boeing\u2019s Delta 4-Heavy rocket began with a breath-taking blastoff from Cape Canaveral on December 21, 2004, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4201,3688],"class_list":["post-16809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-delta-369","tag-eft-1"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16809"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16809\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}