A Delta IV rocket lifts GPS IIF-6 into space from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., May 16, 2014. Photo: ULA.
By Pat Host |
8 years ago |
02/10/2016

The Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) on Wednesday successfully launched a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite called NROL-45, according to a service statement.

Launch took place at 6:40 p.m. EST from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., on a Delta IV Medium configuration rocket.

A Delta IV rocket lifts GPS IIF-6 into space from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., May 16, 2014. Photo: ULA.
A Delta IV rocket lifts GPS IIF-6 into space from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., May 16, 2014. Photo: ULA.

ULA is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Boeing [BA].