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A new launch time has been announced by the US Air Force.
The Delta 4 rocket launch has been rescheduled to 03:14 GMT (11:14 p.m. EDT), 28th June.

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Insertion orbit target parameters
Target Orbit at 1st Apogee Orbit C
Perigee Altitude 600 nautical miles
Apogee Altitude 20,283 nautical miles
Inclination 62.4 degrees
Argument of Perigee 266.507 nautical miles

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A Boeing Delta 4 Medium+ rocket will launch NRO L-22, a classified spy satellite cargo for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, from SLC-6, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, US, at the start of a two hour launch window, at 02:00 GMT, on the 28th June.
The rocket will fly in a configuration with two strap-on solid rocket boosters. This is the first Delta 4 mission from the West Coast.


The Vandenberg home of Delta 4 -- the massive Space Launch Complex 6 pad and (behind) the Horizontal Integration Facility. Credit: Boeing

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