SatelliteVANDENBERG AIRFORCE BASE, California. There was a release zooming away 5 rockets that were reported to be carrying secret US satellites on a Thursday at dawn as shared by officials. It was 3:02 in wee hours of the morning when the blast occurred. A 191-foot-tall booster took off in the southern end of the air base of Central Coast.

The mission was said to have been great said the spokes man of the United Launch Alliance, Mike Rein, the creator of the rocket himself. However, Rein could not assure if it is indeed a successful launching as they have yet to wait if the rockets have finally reached and placed in its right orbit.

The said launch was delayed for two weeks so did sources say due to proper procedures abstaining from space debris that was from a failed US spy satellite that got blew up by a missile that took off from a Navy ship.

No reports had been release on why these spy satellites had been releases the information can go as far as that The Atlas 5 is for the National Reconnaissance which carried a classified satellite but aside from that no specifications about the mission of the launching had been released.

The United Launch Alliance is the maker of The Atlas 5 a project that had been joint ventured by Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. The said rockets were specifically designed to minimize costs at the same time giving quality and reliable access to space and for less expenses on military concerns such as military payloads.

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This entry was posted on Monday, March 17th, 2008 at 6:20 pm.
Categories: Satellites.

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