» Largest Ever West Coat Rocket Launch Carried National Reconnaissance Office Satellite Into Space

AP:

The largest rocket ever launched from the West Coast blasted off Thursday with a classified defense satellite on board.

The 235-foot-tall Delta IV Heavy Launch Vehicle lifted off at 1:10 p.m. carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.

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United Launch Alliance, the joint venture of rocket builders Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co., said in a statement that the launch was a success.

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No payload details were released. The NRO operates satellites that provide information to the Central Intelligence Agency and Department of Defense.

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