{"id":21739,"date":"2024-03-26T18:53:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T10:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/this-week-in-launch-get-ready-to-say-farewell-to-the-delta-iv\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T18:53:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T10:53:20","slug":"this-week-in-launch-get-ready-to-say-farewell-to-the-delta-iv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/this-week-in-launch-get-ready-to-say-farewell-to-the-delta-iv\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Launch: Get ready to say farewell to the Delta IV"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Original Big Orange Rocket, ULA\u2018s Delta IV Heavy, is set to have its final mission as soon as this week if weather holds. Along side ULA\u2019s second launch of the year, SpaceX has four missions scheduled with Chinese and Russian rockets launching to give us a launch every day except Sunday.<\/p>\n

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This Week\u2019s Launches<\/h2>\n
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  • March 25 (Monday)\n
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    • SpaceX | Falcon 9 | Starlink Group 6-46 | 5:00 P.M. ET\n
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      • SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • March 26 (Tuesday)\n
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        • CASC | Long March 6 | Unknown Payload | 7:10 P.M. ET\n
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          • LC-9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
          • March 27 (Wednesday)\n
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            • SpaceX | Falcon 9 | Starlink Group 7-18 | 7:30 P.M. PT\n
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              • SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
              • March 28 (Thursday)\n
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                • ULA | Delta IV Heavy | NROL-70 | 1:40 P.M. ET\n
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                  • SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                  • March 29 (Friday)\n
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                    • SpaceX | Falcon 9 | Starlink Group 7-25 | 5:00 P.M. ET\n
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                      • SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                      • March 30 (Saturday)\n
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                        • Roscosmos | Soyuz 2.1b | Resurs-P No.4 | 5:36 A.M. ET\n
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                          • Site 31\/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                          • SpaceX | Falcon 9 | Eutelsat 36D | 5:52 P.M. ET\n
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                            • LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                              ULA\u2019s final \u2018heavy metal\u2019 launch<\/h2>\n

                              On Thursday, ULA plans to launch its final Delta IV Heavy rocket on a mission for the National Reconnaissance Office no earlier than Thursday. The original \u201cwhat if we just x3 our rocket\u201d rocket takes three common core boosters from he Delta IV launcher and straps them together. For a while, it was the most powerful and capable rocket on the market until SpaceX came along.<\/p>\n

                              The current concerns with Thursday\u2019s launch attempt will be weather. Recent reports show a 30% chance of favorable weather during the early afternoon launch. A weather front is coming into the area, something that is very common if you live in Florida, that will most likely bring thunderstorms along the Space Coast. If anything not related with the rocket or launch pad would delay the launch, ULA has an opportunity to try again on Friday.<\/p>\n

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