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Spy Satellite Launch From Santa Barbara County Scrubbed For Fourth Time

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ULA's Delta IV rocket on a launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base Wednesday afternoon

The United Launch Alliance scrubbed its fourth attempt to launch a spy satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The Delta IV rocket launch had been set for 5:44 Wednesday night, and was bumped to 5:49 p.m. before being cancelled due to a technical issue.

Two previous launch efforts were cancelled due to technical problems, and one due to high wind conditions. There’s no word yet on when the flight will be rescheduled.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral. 
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