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Five more Delta 4-Heavy flights in ULA backlog after final “single stick” launch

August 22, 2019

The last Delta 4 launcher to fly in a single-core configuration rumbled into space Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral with a GPS navigation satellite, leaving United Launch Alliance with five more Delta 4-Heavy missions on contract through late 2023 before the Delta rocket family retires from service.

Delta 4 launch seen from press viewing site (members only)

August 22, 2019

The final Delta 4 Medium rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on August 22, 2019, carrying into orbit the U.S. Air Force’s GPS 3 SV02 navigation satellite.

Photos: Final “single stick” Delta 4 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral

August 22, 2019

The last Delta 4-Medium rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Thursday with a GPS navigation satellite for the U.S. Air Force.

Delta 4 rocket’s launch timeline with GPS 3 SV02

August 22, 2019

A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket will deliver the U.S. Air Force’s second GPS 3-series navigation satellite into an elliptical transfer orbit nearly two hours after liftoff from Cape Canaveral.

Live coverage: Delta 4 rocket lifts off with GPS satellite

August 22, 2019

The last flight of the single-core variant of United Launch Alliance’s Delta 4 rocket lifted off at 9:06 a.m. EDT (1306 GMT) Thursday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The 207-foot-tall launcher carried a GPS navigation satellite into orbit for the U.S. Air Force.

ULA’s last Delta 4-Medium rocket set for launch Thursday

August 22, 2019

United Launch Alliance is set to retire part of its rocket family Thursday with the final flight of the Delta 4 rocket’s “single stick” configuration, a mission set for liftoff from Cape Canaveral carrying a new GPS navigation satellite into orbit for the U.S. Air Force.

ULA’s second launch of the month scheduled for Thursday

August 19, 2019

Weather forecasters expect a 70 percent chance of favorable conditions at Cape Canaveral for liftoff of a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket Thursday with a GPS navigation satellite, marking the last flight of the Delta 4’s single-core variant after 29 flights since 2002.

Five more Delta 4-Heavy flights in ULA backlog after final “single stick” launch

Delta 4 launch seen from press viewing site (members only)

Photos: Final “single stick” Delta 4 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral

Delta 4 rocket’s launch timeline with GPS 3 SV02

Live coverage: Delta 4 rocket lifts off with GPS satellite

ULA’s last Delta 4-Medium rocket set for launch Thursday

ULA’s second launch of the month scheduled for Thursday

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