First West Coast Delta IV Heavy Lofts NRO Sat
By Michael Mecham
SAN FRANCISCO — A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy lifted a bus-sized classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office into orbit from Space Launch Complex-6 (SLC-6) at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., at 1:10 PST Jan. 20 — the largest rocket ever launched from the West Coast.
With a 63-ft.-long payload fairing, the launcher stood ...
