Photos: Nighttime Delta IV Liftoff with ninth WGS Communications Satellite

March 19, 2017March 19, 2017 Patrick Blau 2897 Views Cape Canaveral, WGS, WGS-9

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV M+(5,4) rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 37B at 0:18 UTC on Sunday, March 18, 2017, embarking on a 42-minute climb to orbit with the ninth satellite in the Wideband Global Satcom System

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Photos: Ninth Wideband Global Satcom Satellite readies for Liftoff

March 14, 2017 Patrick Blau 2665 Views Cape Canaveral, WGS, WGS-9

Photos of the encapsulation and installation of the ninth Wideband Global Satcom Communications Satellite atop its Delta IV launch vehicle in preparation for a March 2017 liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to continue the expansion of the U.S. military’s highest-capacity communications program.