Delta IV Heavy NROL-68 Mission Profile
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- čas přidán 14. 06. 2023
- A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket is launching the NROL-68 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex-37 (SLC-37) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
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What a beautiful beast. We're gonna miss it!
We’re saying goodbye to 2 absolutely amazing rockets, Delta IV Heavy and Ariane 5 😭
Space industry has upgraded or switched launch vehicles about every 20 years (generation). Challenger/Columbia losses & USAF 1995 EELV shortened change.
1960 - 1975/80 - 1990/95 - 2010/15 - 2025/30.
@@w9gb yes
2 more Delta IV flights and it would soon mark the end of the Delta Era
Shortly to be followed by end of Atlas era.
Seems like the 2nd to last Delta IV Heavy gained an extra fairing haha
You’ll Always Launch In Our Hearts, Delta IV Heavy. We’re Gonna Miss You Next Year
What an incredible life. We are going to miss her!
I was always fan of this beast. And now its hard to believe that two more launches and its all over.
2nd to last flight of the delta iv heavy!
I thought the last of these was lit off a few years ago, glad to see I was wrong!
There are two left, NROL-68 NET 21 June, 23. and NROL-70 sometime next year.
For SLC-6 at Vandenberg, no more Delta Heavy flights. ULA lease ended in 2022.
In 2023, Vandenberg awarded “new lease” for SLC-6 to SpaceX for Starship usage.
SpaceX uses SLC-4 for their Falcon 9 launches.
ULA is converting their SLC-3 launch site for the new Vulcan Centaur.
@@w9gbSLC-6 isn't for starship. It is for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy.
@@dogsinthedark Yes, BUT he has switched usages before (Boca Chica).
He also previously said that SLC-4 would be host for Falcon Heavy (decade ago, 2014 press conference).
SLC-6 has flame trenches & size for Starship.
@@w9gb SLC-6's flame trench was barely capable of supporting Shuttle, it would not be able to support Starship. It's also not compatible with Starship's launch infrastructure, it would need to be done everything from scratch.
Goodbye Delta and Ariane, you did good in your lifespan.
Re-Usability is the Future and eventually Airliner like turn-around. Then Ion Engines to accelerate probes and spaceships to super high speeds to go interplanetary. Use Wind and solar to produce massive amounts of H2 and O2 from Sea water after desalting.
Is this the very last ULA Delta IV Heavy? I thought NROL-70 would be the last one.
Go Delta Go NROL-68
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😎😎😎
*Meh*
Amazing 😍