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    Last West Coast Delta IV Heavy launches with NROL-91

    by William Graham September 24, 2022
    written by William Graham

    United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket made its last West Coast launch on Saturday, carrying out a mission for the National Reconnaissance Office, as it moves one flight closer to retirement. Liftoff of the NRO Launch 91 (NROL-91) mission from Space Launch Complex 6 — at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California — took place at 3:25 PM PDT (22:25 UTC).

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    ULA completes Delta IV Heavy pad upgrades ahead of NROL-82 mission

    by Joseph Navin & Chris Gebhardt April 19, 2021
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    SpaceX completes 2020 manifest with covert flight for NRO

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    Atlas V successfully launches NROL-101

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    Northrop Grumman readies for debut Minotaur IV launch from MARS

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    ULA Delta IV successfully launches NROL-47

    by William Graham January 12, 2018
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    United Launch Alliance launched a Delta IV rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, carrying the…

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    United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched an Atlas V rocket on Saturday evening, carrying out the…

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    SpaceX Falcon 9 launches first NRO mission with NROL-76

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    A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket beat the weather and launched a…

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    United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV rocket has launched with the NROL-45 payload for the US…

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    Making its second flight in less than a week, United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket…

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