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Air Force, ULA Set For Wednesday’s NROL-45 Launch

Pat Host

Tuesday, February 9th, 2016

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Air Force, ULA Set For Wednesday’s NROL-45 Launch

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

The Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are set for Wednesday’s launch of the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) NROL-45 satellite, according to a company statement.The mission will take place on a Delta IV rocket from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. Launch time is set for 6:39 a.m. EST.ULA plans on retiring the Delta IV in the 2018-2019 time frame as it believes it is not cost competitive on an open market (Defense Daily, June 26). ULA is a joint venture of…

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