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Photos: Delta 4 launches on secret NROL-45 mission

February 10, 2016 Justin Ray

A collection of pad photos from the United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket flight to deploy the NROL-45 spy satellite payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.

Photo Credit: United Launch Alliance

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Launch of Delta IV NROL-45 February 10, 2016 Vandenberg AFB

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Launch of Delta IV NROL-45 February 10, 2016 Vandenberg AFB

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News Headlines

  • Former ULA president and CEO Tory Bruno joins Blue Origin
    December 26, 2025
  • H3 rocket suffers upper stage anomaly, fails to correctly deploy navigation satellite
    December 22, 2025
  • Tory Bruno steps down as President, CEO of ULA
    December 22, 2025
  • Astronauts, launch teams practice Artemis 2 countdown
    December 21, 2025
  • Space Development Agency awards roughly $3.5 billion to 4 companies for 72 missile tracking and warning satellites
    December 20, 2025
  • Rocket Lab launches 4 novel DiskSat satellites for U.S. Space Force, NASA
    December 18, 2025
  • Senate confirms Jared Isaacman as 15th NASA Administrator
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  • SpaceX flies Starlink mission using Falcon 9 booster flying for a 30th time
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  • SpaceX launches Wednesday morning Starlink mission from Kennedy Space Center
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  • Rocket Lab Electron rocket aborts liftoff at engine ignition
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