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The Final Liftoff Of Delta II

Chris

September 15, 2018

History, Space, Technology, Thoughts and Rants

At 6:01 A.M. Pacific Time the final Delta II rocket launched from LC-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying ICESat-2 and a small compliment of CubeSats into orbit. This mission is still underway – as I write these words we’re only 30 minutes into the mission, in a coast phase between burns of the second […]

Delta II ICESat-2 Mission Profile

Chris

September 14, 2018

History, Space, Thoughts and Rants

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As is standard fare for a United Launch Alliance flight we have here the ICESat-2 mission profile video. What isn’t standard fare is that this is a Delta II launch. Not just any Delta II launch, but the final flight of the Delta II booster. Yes. That’s it. This will mark flight 155, and the […]