The Air Force on Aug. 28 successfully launched the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) NROL-65 satellite around 2:08 p.m. EST from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The launch took place on one of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Delta IV heavy rockets. NROL-65 was ULA’s eighth launch in 2013 and the company’s 74th overall, according to ULA. The mission was the 24th Delta IV flight since the vehicle’s inaugural launch in 2002 and the second time the Delta IV heavy has launched from the West…
Air Force Successfully Launches NROL-65 Satellite
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