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Photos: Delta 4 rocket fires off the pad before sunset
View photos of Thursday's spectacular sunset launch from Cape Canaveral of a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket with the U.S. Air Force's seventh Wideband Global SATCOM communications platform.
VideoSeventh satellite in Air Force’s WGS series launched
A U.S. military satellite that will fortify the "anytime, anywhere" communications infrastructure used by soldiers, ships, aircraft and drones was launched into orbit Thursday to improve the global connectivity that encompasses the planet.
VideoVideo: Liftoff of Delta 4 with WGS 7
A replay of the United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket launching the Air Force’s Wideband Global SATCOM communications satellite No. 7 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Photos: Delta 4 rocket waits out Wednesday’s weather scrub
The forecast of stormy weather prevented rollback of the mobile service gantry and the continuation of the countdown at Cape Canaveral on Wednesday for the United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket.
Live coverage: Delta 4 rocket lifts off
The launch of the seventh Wideband Global SATCOM military communications satellite aboard a Delta 4 rocket booster occurred tonight at 8:07 p.m. EDT (0007 GMT) from Cape Canaveral.
Preview: Enhanced rocket engine to power Delta 4 first stage Wednesday
Using a new, uprated main engine for the first time on a rocket of its kind, a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Medium+ vehicle will soar into space Wednesday night carrying a $566 million Air Force communications satellite.
Delta 4/WGS 7 launch timeline
Follow the Delta 4 rocket’s ascent into orbit from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 37 launch pad with the U.S. Air Force’s WGS 7 communications satellite.
Photos: WGS 7 readied for launch
This collection of photographs shows the Air Force’s Wideband Global SATCOM communications satellite No. 7 being encapsulated in the United Launch Alliance Delta 4 nose cone and hoisted atop the rocket for launch July 22.
Photos: Atlas 5 rocket soars
A collection of pad photos from the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket flight to deploy the GPS 2F-10 spacecraft.
VideoRecap story: Atlas 5 delivers GPS satellite 11,000 miles up
The ubiquitous Global Positioning System that ties the space program to everyday life on Earth, providing precise navigation to the world through a constellation of orbiting satellites, will be strengthened courtesy of a new craft launched Wednesday.