The U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman team oversee
delivery and preparation of the 19th Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) weather satellite to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on August 1st, 2013, for a 2014 launch. An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, operated by the 60th Air Mobility Wing from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., transported DMSP, Flight 19, from Sunnyvale to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. DMSP F19 will undergo final launch preparations, encapsulation and transport to Space Launch Complex 3 East at Vandenberg AFB over the next 250 days and is on track for a scheduled March 2014 launch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarah Corrice) Download Full Image |