Rocket Launch: United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy NROL-37

• When: June 11, 2016 at 1:51pm
• Where:Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Space Launch Complex 37BRocket Launch: United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy NROL-37
• MISSION

Hear and feel the mighty roar of United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket launch as it lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The most powerful version of the Delta IV family will carry the NROL-37 satellite with a classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.

Liftoff of the World’s largest rocket, @ulalaunch #DeltaIV carrying #NROL satellite pic.twitter.com/9WwyI9VdXj

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) 11 de junio de 2016

LAUNCH VIEWING

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex offers the closest public viewing of launches. Availability of viewing opportunities and locations is dependent upon the scheduled launch time and is subject to NASA and/or U.S. Air Force approval.

Launch viewing opportunities for NROL-37 are available at Apollo/Saturn V Center, LC-39 Observation Gantry and the main visitor complex with bleacher seating and launch commentary.

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Apollo/Saturn V Center

The Apollo/Saturn V Center features live launch commentary and open lawn and bleacher seating overlooking the scenic Banana River. Food and retail are available for purchase and indoor restroom facilities are accessible. The launch viewing area at Apollo/Saturn V Center is accessible for visitors with daily admission tickets as first come, first served, until capacity is reached. No additional launch viewing transportation tickets are required.

Space Shuttle Atlantis

Located at the main visitor complex, viewing adjacent to Space Shuttle Atlantis® is included in daily admission. The viewing area offers guests a view of the rocket once it clears the tree line. Bleacher seating and live launch commentary are provided

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LC-39 Observation Gantry

LC-39 Observation Gantry offers a premium, up-close view of the rocket on the launch pad and during lift off. You can feel the force of the launch and hear the roar of the engines from the launch pads at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. This area features lawn and bleacher seating and live launch commentary. The package includes launch transportation, a light snack and souvenir t-shirt. Launch Viewing/Transportation Tickets to LC-39 Observation Gantry are available for $49 in addition to daily admission. Tickets are available online or by calling 855-475-8415. Tickets for LC-39 are available for purchase beginning Monday, June 6 at 9 am EDT. 

For launch transportation and viewing opportunities, tickets become available for purchase approximately two weeks prior to the launch date. You must purchase a general admission ticket or an annual pass in order to use launch transportation/viewing tickets. The link to purchase launch transportation/viewing tickets will appear on the ticket web page when tickets become available – use the Buy Tickets Now link on this page.

Launch date, time, and viewing opportunities are subject to change. Launches can be affected by technical and mechanical issues as well as range operations and weather, either in advance or at the last minute. Learn more about our Launch Scrub Policy.

LAUNCH VEHICLE: 

The Delta IV family of launch vehicles meet customer requirements to launch high-priority U.S. Air Force (USAF), National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), NASA, and commercial payloads to orbit. The Delta IV launch system is available in five configurations: the Delta IV Medium (Delta IV M), three variants of the Delta IV Medium-Plus (Delta IV M+), and the Delta IV Heavy (Delta IV H). Each configuration is comprised of a common booster core (CBC), a cryogenic upper stage and either a 4-m-diameter or 5-m-diameter payload fairing (PLF). Every Delta IV configuration is available to service the requirements of current and future satellite programs

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Designed and manufactured by Aerojet Rocketdyne, the throttleable RS-68A engine on the Delta IV is the largest existing hydrogen-burning engine. Conceived using a simplified design approach, the resulting engine requires 80 percent fewer parts than the space shuttle main engine. RL10 engines and propulsion systems, also manufactured by Aerojet Rocketdyne, are used to power both Delta IV and Atlas V rockets to their second stages. 

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