September 30, 2023
Spaceflight Now
  • Home
  • News Archive
  • Launch Schedule
  • Mission Reports
    • Antares Launcher
    • Ariane 5
    • Atlas 5
    • Delta 4
    • Falcon 9
    • Falcon Heavy
    • H-2A
    • Soyuz
    • Space Station
  • Members
    • Sign in
    • Become a member
    • Members Content
  • Live
  • Shop
Breaking News
  • [ September 28, 2023 ] Launch of NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission slips a week due to spacecraft issue Falcon Heavy
  • [ September 27, 2023 ] Soyuz lands safely in Kazakhstan to end record-breaking mission; Rubio: “It’s good to be home” News
  • [ September 27, 2023 ] Live coverage: Space station crew return to Earth after 371-day mission News
  • [ September 27, 2023 ] Rapid response Victus Nox launch success open new possibilities for Space Force, commercial space industry News
  • [ September 26, 2023 ] Two cosmonauts, NASA astronaut head for Wednesday landing after yearlong mission News
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • YouTube

Photos: Gallery of Delta 2 launch

February 2, 2015 Justin Ray

The United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket lifts off with NASA’s SMAP observatory at 6:22 a.m. local time on Saturday, Jan. 31 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Photo credit: Walter Scriptunas II / Scriptunas Photo

Scriptunas_ULA_Delta_II_SMAP-9666

Scriptunas_ULA_Delta_II_SMAP-9967

Scriptunas_ULA_Delta_II_SMAP-8907

Scriptunas_ULA_Delta_II_SMAP-9684

Scriptunas_ULA_Delta_II_SMAP-6492

Scriptunas_ULA_Delta_II_SMAP-8887

Scriptunas_ULA_Delta_II_SMAP-1947

Scriptunas_ULA_Delta_II_SMAP-0949

Scriptunas_ULA_Delta_II_SMAP-6479

Scriptunas_ULA_Delta_II_SMAP-9974

Scriptunas_ULA_Delta_II_SMAP-6493

Scriptunas_ULA_Delta_II_SMAP-6497

Scriptunas_ULA_Delta_II_SMAP-9969

Scriptunas_ULA_Delta_II_SMAP-9673

  • Delta 370
  • Launch
  • NASA
  • Scriptunas
  • SMAP
  • United Launch Alliance
  • Vandenberg

Related Articles

Falcon 9

Video: Falcon 9 rocket fires engines in pre-launch test (members only)

April 27, 2019 Stephen Clark

SpaceX test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket Saturday at Cape Canaveral, a critical test before liftoff Wednesday with several tons of cargo heading to the International Space Station.

Mission Reports

Russia to launch science mission probing dark energy

June 20, 2019 Stephen Clark

A Russian-built satellite hosting an array of X-ray telescopes is awaiting launch Friday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a mission to measure the mass and distance of colossal clusters of galaxies throughout the universe.

Falcon 9

Two cargo freighters set for launch to space station this week

December 2, 2019 Stephen Clark

Fresh off a series of three complex spacewalks to repair a $2 billion cosmic ray detector, the International Space Station’s crew is set to receive two robotic resupply freighters in the next week after launches from Florida’s Space Coast and the steppes of Kazakhstan.

News Headlines

  • Launch of NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission slips a week due to spacecraft issue
    September 28, 2023
  • Soyuz lands safely in Kazakhstan to end record-breaking mission; Rubio: “It’s good to be home”
    September 27, 2023
  • Live coverage: Space station crew return to Earth after 371-day mission
    September 27, 2023
  • Rapid response Victus Nox launch success open new possibilities for Space Force, commercial space industry
    September 27, 2023
  • Two cosmonauts, NASA astronaut head for Wednesday landing after yearlong mission
    September 26, 2023
  • Home
  • News Archive
  • Launch Schedule
  • Mission Reports
    • Antares Launcher
    • Ariane 5
    • Atlas 5
    • Delta 4
    • Falcon 9
    • Falcon Heavy
    • H-2A
    • Soyuz
    • Space Station
  • Members
    • Sign in
    • Become a member
    • Members Content
  • Live
  • Shop

© 1999-2023 Spaceflight Now Inc

Spaceflight Now