Vandenberg launches Delta II

Vandenberg launched a Delta II rocket carrying the Thales Alenia Space-Italia COSMO-SkyMed Satellite, Friday, Nov.5, at 7:20 p.m. from Space Launch Complex-2 on North Vandenberg.



This launch is the fourth and final for COSMO-SkyMed.

"This was a critical launch for completing the COSMO-SkyMed constellation and Team Vandenberg performed brilliantly," said Col. Richard Boltz, 30th Space Wing commander.


The overall objective of the COSMO-SkyMed program is global Earth observation, par [...]

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