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Classified NROl-45 mission departs Vandenberg under cover of night

NROl-45 lifts off from Vandenberg’s SLC-6 on Feb. 10, 2016. Photo Credit: ULA

Marking the second flight to depart from the Western Range in 2016, United Launch Alliance (ULA), sent the NROL-45 mission aloft on a ULA Delta IV Medium+ 5,2 rocket on Wednesday, Feb. 10 from Space Launch Complex 6 located at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Liftoff occurred at 3:39 a.m. PST (11:00 GMT). (more…)

ULA Delta IV with classified NRO payload set for Feb. 10 launch from Vandenberg

Photo Credit: Jared Haworth / We Report Space

United Launch Alliance (ULA), the U.S. Air Force’s 30th Space Wing and the National Reconnaissance Office are eyeing a Wednesday, Feb. 10 launch for a ULA Delta IV Medium+ 5,2 rocket and its secret NROL-45 payload. The mission is set to get underway at 3:39 a.m. PDT from Space Launch Complex-6 in California. (more…)