Delta IV Heavy continues to ship excessive precedence missions in help of National Security
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif., Sept. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-91 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) lifted off on Sept. 24 at 3:25 p.m. PDT from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. To date ULA has launched 153 instances with 100% mission success.
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“The NRO has been, and continues to be, a phenomenal partner through 32 collaborative launch campaigns, stemming from ULA’s very first launch in 2006,” mentioned Gary Wentz, ULA vice chairman of Government and Commercial Programs. “This mission was ULA’s 96th National Security mission and the NRO’s 10th mission on board a Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle – a history that we are very proud of.”
“This was also ULA’s 95th Delta mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base and our fifth and final Delta IV Heavy from the West Coast, completing a long, successful tenure of delivering critical national security payloads,” added Wentz. “We look forward to preparing Space Launch Complex-3 for future Vulcan flights from the West Coast.”
ULA’s subsequent launch is a industrial launch of the SES-20 and SES-21 mission, deliberate for Sept. 30 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Leveraging a legacy of 100% mission success launching greater than 150 missions to discover, shield and improve our world, ULA is the nation’s most skilled and dependable launch service supplier with world-leading reliability, schedule confidence, and mission optimization. We ship worth unmatched by any launch providers firm within the trade, a tireless drive to enhance, and dedication to the extraordinary.
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