A massive rocket with a secret payload roared into the sky from the Central Coast Monday.
It was a spectacular sight as a United Launch Alliance rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 1:47 p.m.
There had been concern that the storm which moved through our region might delay the launch, but conditions were mild enough for the liftoff to take place within a minute of the planned launch time.
![One of the Delta 4-heavy boosters is jettisoned after liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a2921ee/2147483647/strip/true/crop/640x480+0+0/resize/880x660!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F14%2Fb3%2F3c317b774aa4bf18b4ea58379deb%2Flaunchtwo.jpeg.jpg)
(ULA photo)
While the launch was public, details on the rocket’s payload aren’t. The more than 230 foot long rocket was carrying a huge spy satellite into orbit.