SLC 37 | Range Tracking

GPS III SV02

2019/08/25 by terranovabay

The Solid Rocket Motors separate at 1 minute 40 seconds into the flight of the last single-core Delta IV rocket on 22 August 2019 delivering the second Global Positioning System (GPS) III spacecraft, “Magellan,” into orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Click to view the gallery of launch images.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Delta IV, Global Positioning System, GPS III SV02, Kennedy Space Center, Magellan, SLC 37, ULA, United Launch Alliance

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GPS III SV02 Magellan Preview

2019/08/22 by terranovabay

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket launches GPS III SV02 “Magellan” from SLC-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as seen from the LC-39 Observation Gantry at Kennedy Space Center at 9:06AM on 22 August 2019. More images of the launch to follow. Probably this weekend when I can find the time to work them.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Delta IV, Global Positioning System, GPS III SV02, Kennedy Space Center, Magellan, SLC 37, ULA, United Launch Alliance

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Counting down to Delta IV GPS III Magellan

2019/08/21 by terranovabay

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) rocket will deliver the second GPS III spacecraft, “Magellan,” to a medium earth orbit (MEO) for the U.S. Air Force Space & Missile Systems Center. Liftoff is planned to occur from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on 22 August 2019. SLC-37 is seen a couple of weeks before the launch with the Delta IV launch vehicle safely tucked away inside the Mobile Service Tower as seen from […]

Categories: Space Age Bulletins • Tags: ASOC, Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Delta IV, Delta IV rocket, Global Positioning System, GPS, GPS III SV02, Magellan, SLC 37, Space Launch Complex 37, ULA, United Launch Alliance

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Alligator Surprise

2019/08/08 by terranovabay

A group of photographers who had set up along the ITL Causeway shoreline for the launch of AEHF-5 were surprised to find as the light of dawn crept into the eastern sky that a large alligator was just a few feet away watching them intently as my fuzzy low-light photo shows. That is Space Launch Complex-37 on the horizon, which is used to launch the Delta family of rockets at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Happily for all involved, everyone […]

Categories: Space Age Bulletins • Tags: AEHF-5, Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, SLC 37, Space Launch Complex 37

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Parker Solar Probe Extra

2018/08/19 by terranovabay

Another image from my Parker Solar Probe launch gallery.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Delta IV Heavy, NASA, Parker Solar Probe, SLC 37, Space Launch Complex 37, Sun, ULA, United Launch Alliance

Rocket to the Sun

2018/08/18 by terranovabay

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket launched NASA’s Parker Solar Probe on 12 August 2018 at 3:31 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Parker Solar Probe is humanity’s first mission to the sun. After launch, it will orbit directly through the solar atmosphere – the corona – closer to the surface than any human-made object has ever gone. While facing brutal heat and radiation, the mission will reveal fundamental science behind what […]

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Delta IV Heavy, NASA, Parker Solar Probe, SLC 37, Space Launch Complex 37, Sun, ULA, United Launch Alliance

Enhanced Communications for the Warfighter

2017/03/19 by terranovabay

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket carrying the ninth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-9) satellite for the United States Air Force lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex-37 at 8:18 p.m. on 18 March 2017. “This launch commemorates the 70th anniversary of the USAF.” said Laura Maginnis, ULA vice president of Government Satellite Launch. “We are absolutely honored to play a role in this important milestone, while safely delivering WGS-9 to orbit.” WGS satellites are […]

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Delta IV rocket, SLC 37, Space Launch Complex 37, ULA, United Launch Alliance, United States Air Force, WGS-9, Wideband Global SATCOM

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ULA Delta IV launches WGS-8

2016/12/07 by terranovabay

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket launches the eighth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-8) mission for the U.S. Air Force on 7 December 2016 at 6:53 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 37 (SLC-37) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Click to view more from the launch.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: C4ISR, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, CCAFS, Delta IV, SLC 37, Space Launch Complex 37, U.S. Air Force, ULA, United Launch Alliance, WGS-8, Wideband Global SATCOM

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Delta IV Delivers Military SATCOM

2015/07/24 by terranovabay

The afternoon rains had cleared out and dusk was fast approaching for the launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket carrying the seventh Wideband Global SATCOM into orbit for the U.S. military on 23 July 2015. The press release states WGS-7 is “Supporting the warfighter with enhanced communication capabilities.” View the launch photo gallery and more information about the payload.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Delta IV, Delta IV rocket, SLC 37, Space Launch Complex 37, U.S. Air Force, ULA, United Launch Alliance, WGS-7, Wideband Global SATCOM

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The fiery view through the fog

2015/03/26 by terranovabay

An exciting opportunity arose to watch from a viewing area only 2.7 miles away the launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station of a ULA Delta IV rocket on a mission for the U.S. Air Force. View the gallery of GPS 2-F9 launch images.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Delta IV, Delta IV rocket, Global Positioning System, GPS 2-F9, Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, KSCVC, NASA Causeway, SLC 37, Space Launch Complex 37, U.S. Air Force, ULA, United Launch Alliance, USAF

Range Tracking

Photography by Bob Montanaro

Tag: SLC 37

GPS III SV02

GPS III SV02 Magellan Preview

Counting down to Delta IV GPS III Magellan

Alligator Surprise

Parker Solar Probe Extra

Rocket to the Sun

Enhanced Communications for the Warfighter

ULA Delta IV launches WGS-8

Delta IV Delivers Military SATCOM

The fiery view through the fog