Secret cargo

This image provided by Vandenberg Air Force Base shows the launch of the 235-foot Delta IV Heavy Launch Vehicle, the largest rocket ever launched from the West Coast, blasting off with a classified defence satellite on board from Vandenberg Air Force...

This image provided by Vandenberg Air Force Base shows the launch of the 235-foot Delta IV Heavy Launch Vehicle, the largest rocket ever launched from the West Coast, blasting off with a classified defence satellite on board from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The rocket carried a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.

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