Northrop Grumman

Rocket Lab readies for launch with U.S. military satellite

March 23, 2019 Stephen Clark

Rocket Lab teams in New Zealand are preparing for the company’s first launch of the year Sunday (U.S. time) with a small experimental satellite for DARPA, the U.S. military’s research and development agency.

Two Minotaur launches planned this year from Virginia

March 21, 2019 Stephen Clark

Northrop Grumman is gearing up for up to four launches this year at Wallops Island, Virginia, including two launches with Cygnus cargo ships heading to the International Space Station, and a pair of Minotaur rocket flights carrying classified payloads into orbit for the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Rocket Lab readies for launch with U.S. military satellite

Two Minotaur launches planned this year from Virginia

Photos: Delta 4 rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral

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

Delta 4 rocket’s launch timeline with WGS 10

Photos: Mobile gantry retracted at Delta 4 launch pad

Live coverage: Delta 4 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral

ULA plans to ring in the weekend with Friday evening launch

Military satellite joined with Delta 4 rocket at Cape Canaveral

Cygnus supply ship departs space station for extended mission