Boeing Completes First Delta IV West Coast Launch
ST. LOUIS, June 27, 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] completed the first flight of a Delta IV rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., today with the successful launch of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite, NROL-22. The launch is the first West Coast mission completed for the U.S. Air Force Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program.
Liftoff of the Delta IV Medium+ (4, 2) configuration vehicle occurred at 8:33 p.m. PDT from Space Launch Complex (SLC) 6. The payload was successfully deployed approximately 54 minutes later.
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Boeing Launch Systems
office: (714) 372-1694
mobile: (714) 290-3975
paula.r.shawa@boeing.com