US spy satellite launches into space from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base The Associated Press 4 hours ago A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office payload launched at 1:47 p.m. PDT April 26, 2021, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (30th Space Wing) VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. A U.S. spy satellite was launched into space from California on Monday. The NROL-82 satellite lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket at 1:47 p.m.
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January 20, 2019 The launch was webcast until the second stage ignited and the protective cover over the satellite was jettisoned.