Delta IV rocket launch is Thursday, June 9, 2016 Cape Canaveral AFS
A Delta IV rocket is set to lift off at 1:59pm on Thursday, June 9, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Florida’s Space Coast.
The Delta IV Heavy will carry a classified U.S. spy satellite. It is thought that it is a large eavesdropping satellite that will fly more than 22,000 miles above the equator.
Due to the secrecy of this mission, the full launch window for Thursday has not been released. It is expected that about 5 minutes into the flight, ULA will black out its launch broadcast.
There is currently a 40% chance of good weather at launch time.
If the launch attempt on Thursday is scrubbed, the next attempt would be on Saturday, when the weather conditions are expected to be better.
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