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		Rocket: Delta 2 (7920) Payload: Classified NRO Date: Dec. 14, 2006 Time: 2100 GMT (1 p.m. PST; 4 p.m. EST) Site: SLC-2W, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California Broadcast: AMC 1, Transponder 17, C-band, 103° West Mission Status Center Launch events timeline Ground track map Delta 2 rocket info Space Launch Complex 2 Our Delta archive

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First ULA Delta 2 launch
Posted: December 15, 2006

The first United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket ascends from Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Joe Davila

Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Richard Freeland

Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Rodney Jones

Additional coverage for subscribers:
VIDEO: DAZZLING ONBOARD CAMERA FOOTAGE OF LAUNCH PLAY
VIDEO: DELTA 2 ROCKET BLASTS OFF WITH NRO PAYLOAD PLAY
VIDEO: PAD GANTRY ROLLED BACK ON LAUNCH MORNING PLAY
VIDEO: DELTA 2 ROCKET BEING ASSEMBLED ON THE PAD PLAY
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