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Launch window: TBD
Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
The United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket will launch a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The largest of the Delta 4 family, the Heavy version features three Common Booster Cores mounted together to form a triple-body rocket.
Live Stream: http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/Webcast.shtml
ULA's Launch Info: http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/Launch.shtml#/11/
Delta IV-Heavy Launch Vehicle
ULA's Delta IV Page: http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/Pro ... taIV.shtml
Delta IV Product Card: http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/docs/prod ... t_card.pdf
Delta IV Product Guide: http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/docs/prod ... de2007.pdf
Spaceflight Now Delta IV-Heavy Videos: http://spaceflightnowplus.com/index.php ... avy+Videos
Spaceflight Now Delta IV Fact Sheet: http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d310/04 ... heavy.html
Delta IV Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_IV
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Above right image shows incorrect payload, but is otherways correct.
Delta IV-Heavy First Stage
Three Common Core Boosters (CBC), each having one RS-68 engine burning LOX/LH[sub]2[/sub]
RS-68 Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-68
P&W Rocketdyne Rs-68 Page: http://www.pw.utc.com/Products/Pratt+%2 ... dyne/RS-68
P&W Rocketdyne RS-68 Fact Sheet: http://www.pw.utc.com/StaticFiles/Pratt ... _RS-68.pdf
Purdue University's RS-68 Page: https://engineering.purdue.edu/AAE/Rese ... uids/rs68/
NASA's RS-68 Test Program: http://sscfreedom.ssc.nasa.gov/etd/ETDP ... S_RS68.asp
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Delta IV-Heavy Second Stage
One RL10-B-2 engine burning LOX/LH[sub]2[/sub]
RL10 Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RL10
P&W Rocketdyne RL10 Page: http://www.pw.utc.com/Products/Pratt+%2 ... tdyne/RL10
P&W Rocketdyne RL10 Fact Sheet: http://www.pw.utc.com/StaticFiles/Pratt ... r_RL10.pdf
Aerospaceguide.net RL10 Page: http://www.aerospaceguide.net/rocketengines/rl10.html
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Canav ... ce_Station
Patrick Air Force Base Official Site: http://www.patrick.af.mil/
SLC-37B Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Canav ... Complex_37
Astronautix LC41 Page: http://www.astronautix.com/sites/caplc37b.htm
Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28.53198 ... -80.566821
Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
The United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket will launch a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The largest of the Delta 4 family, the Heavy version features three Common Booster Cores mounted together to form a triple-body rocket.
Live Stream: http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/Webcast.shtml
ULA's Launch Info: http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/Launch.shtml#/11/
Delta IV-Heavy Launch Vehicle
ULA's Delta IV Page: http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/Pro ... taIV.shtml
Delta IV Product Card: http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/docs/prod ... t_card.pdf
Delta IV Product Guide: http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/docs/prod ... de2007.pdf
Spaceflight Now Delta IV-Heavy Videos: http://spaceflightnowplus.com/index.php ... avy+Videos
Spaceflight Now Delta IV Fact Sheet: http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d310/04 ... heavy.html
Delta IV Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_IV
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Above right image shows incorrect payload, but is otherways correct.
Delta IV-Heavy First Stage
Three Common Core Boosters (CBC), each having one RS-68 engine burning LOX/LH[sub]2[/sub]
RS-68 Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-68
P&W Rocketdyne Rs-68 Page: http://www.pw.utc.com/Products/Pratt+%2 ... dyne/RS-68
P&W Rocketdyne RS-68 Fact Sheet: http://www.pw.utc.com/StaticFiles/Pratt ... _RS-68.pdf
Purdue University's RS-68 Page: https://engineering.purdue.edu/AAE/Rese ... uids/rs68/
NASA's RS-68 Test Program: http://sscfreedom.ssc.nasa.gov/etd/ETDP ... S_RS68.asp
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Delta IV-Heavy Second Stage
One RL10-B-2 engine burning LOX/LH[sub]2[/sub]
RL10 Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RL10
P&W Rocketdyne RL10 Page: http://www.pw.utc.com/Products/Pratt+%2 ... tdyne/RL10
P&W Rocketdyne RL10 Fact Sheet: http://www.pw.utc.com/StaticFiles/Pratt ... r_RL10.pdf
Aerospaceguide.net RL10 Page: http://www.aerospaceguide.net/rocketengines/rl10.html
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Canav ... ce_Station
Patrick Air Force Base Official Site: http://www.patrick.af.mil/
SLC-37B Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Canav ... Complex_37
Astronautix LC41 Page: http://www.astronautix.com/sites/caplc37b.htm
Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28.53198 ... -80.566821
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