Classified US satellite launched from California after delay

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) " A rocket carrying a classified U.S. satellite has blasted off from California.The Delta 4 rocket lifted off from coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base at 2:11 p.m. Friday and headed toward orbit.Its payload is a satellite dubbed NROL-47 for the National Reconnaissance Office.The office is in charge of designing, building, launching and maintaining U.S. intelligence satellites.The rocket was supposed to launch on Wednesday but [...]


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