Failure to delay the launch of an American spy satellite

Failure to delay the launch of an American spy satellite

The Delta-4 rocket with the US secret satellite NROL-71 was captured at the Vandenberg Air Force Base (California) space launch complex December 8, 2018

The launch of the new secret US satellite of the National Intelligence Agency was postponed due to a failure 7.5 seconds before the scheduled launch on December 8. They wanted to launch the secret satellite NROL-71 on a Delta-4 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base (California).

The team is now studying all the data to find the problem and resume the launch. A new date will be announced after correcting the error. Heavy rocket Delta 4 is considered the most powerful accelerator. It is pulled to a height of 71 m and is capable of lifting a weight of 6350 kg to a geosynchronous orbit.

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