Photos: Nighttime Delta IV Liftoff with GSSAP Satellite Pair

August 19, 2016 Patrick Blau 3228 Views AFSPC, AFSPC-6, Cape Canaveral, GSSAP

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket blasts off from SLC-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in a midnight hour launch on Friday to embark on a long ascent mission to deliver a pair of satellites for the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program directly into a drift orbit 36,000 Kilometers above Earth.

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Photos: Delta IV revealed after Service Structure Rollback

August 19, 2016August 19, 2016 Patrick Blau 2786 Views AFSPC, AFSPC-6, Cape Canaveral, GSSAP

The 62.5-meter tall Delta IV rocket is revealed atop its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for an August 19, 2016 liftoff with a pair of Geostationary Situational Awareness Program satellites.

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Photos: Orbital Informants installed atop Delta IV Rocket

August 17, 2016 Patrick Blau 2448 Views AFSPC, AFSPC-6, Cape Canaveral, GSSAP

Photos showing the AFSPC-6 payload being placed atop a Delta IV rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Set for an August 2016 liftoff are the GSSAP 3 & 4 satellites that will roam above and below the Geostationary Belt to keep tabs on foreign satellites and identify threat to U.S. space assets.