VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A powerful rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office satellite is expected to be launched into orbit today from the California coast.
The 235-foot Delta IV Heavy rocket is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 10:52 a.m., according to United Launch Alliance.
The rocket is set to send a classified spacecraft into orbit for the NRO, which is in charge of U.S. intelligencegathering satellites.
Air Force security and police have closed nearby locations as a precaution.
It’s the second time that a Delta IV Heavy rocket will be launched from Vandenberg.
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