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Air Force Successfully Launches NROL-65 Satellite

Thursday, August 29th, 2013

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The Air Force yesterday successfully launched the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) NROL-65 satellite yesterday 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…

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