A Delta II rocket is scheduled to launch from Space Launch Complex-2 here, between 11:37 a.m. and 11:51 a.m. Thursday.
The rocket will carry WorldView-2, a high-resolution, remote-sensing
satellite, into polar orbit.
Col. David Buck, the 30th Space Wing commander, will be the western range
launch decision authority for this mission.
Once operational, WorldView-2 will join a constellation of satellites
belonging to DigitalGlobe. It will produce high-resolution, world-imagery
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