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Photos: Delta 4 rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral

March 20, 2019 Stephen Clark

A hydrogen-fueled main engine and four solid rocket boosters combined to propel a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket off its launch pad at Cape Canaveral on March 15, successfully sending a U.S. Air Force communications satellite into orbit.

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Delta 4 rocket launches Air Force’s 10th WGS broadband satellite

March 16, 2019 Stephen Clark

United Launch Alliance placed a new satellite in orbit with a fiery Friday night blastoff from Cape Canaveral, using a version of the Delta 4 rocket that is nearing retirement to supplement a U.S. military network relaying signals from drones and battlefield commanders.

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Delta 4 rocket’s launch timeline with WGS 10

March 15, 2019 Stephen Clark

A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket will deliver the U.S. Air Force’s tenth Wideband Global SATCOM communications satellite to a supersynchronous transfer orbit around 37 minutes after lifting off from Cape Canaveral.

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Photos: Mobile gantry retracted at Delta 4 launch pad

March 15, 2019 Stephen Clark

hese photos show the 330-foot-tall mobile service tower moving into position for liftoff of a Delta 4 rocket from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 37B launch pad Friday.

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Live coverage: Delta 4 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral

March 15, 2019 Stephen Clark

A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 8:26 p.m. EDT Friday (0026 GMT Saturday) with the U.S. Air Force’s tenth Wideband Global SATCOM satellite, extending the reach of the military’s highest-capacity satellite communications network.

Mission Reports

ULA plans to ring in the weekend with Friday evening launch

March 13, 2019 Stephen Clark

United Launch Alliance ground crews are putting the final touches on a Delta 4 rocket scheduled for blastoff Friday evening from Cape Canaveral with a U.S. Air Force communications satellite.

Mission Reports

Military satellite joined with Delta 4 rocket at Cape Canaveral

March 2, 2019 Stephen Clark

The addition of a U.S. Air Force communications satellite has capped the assembly of a 218-foot-tall United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket at Cape Canaveral set for liftoff the evening of March 13.

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    July 8, 2025
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    July 3, 2025
  • SpaceX launches its 500th Falcon 9 rocket
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