Air Force Space Command is celebrating its 30th Anniversary! Here is a significant milestone from the command’s history …
On 1 November 2002, the first Delta IV was launched from Capt Canaveral AFS, Fla., placing a commercial communications satellite into geostationary transfer orbit. Boeing’s Delta IV family of launch vehicles is designed for optimum performance for a wide range of flight profiles, and is capable of carrying payloads ranging from 9,327 lbs to 28,124 lbs to geosynchronous transfer orbit. The Delta IV Medium, Medium-Plus and Heavy configurations combine highly reliable, flight proven systems from Delta II and III, while incorporating the latest technology into a family of vehicles maximizing the use of common hardware.
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