Launch Of Spy Satellite From Central Coast Now A "Go"

A Delta IV rocket with a spy satellite on board is set for launch Tuesday night from Vandenberg Air Force Base, and two postponements
(ULA photo)

It's a "go" for the twice-postponed launch of a spy satellite from the Central Coast.

The United Launch Alliance flight team gave the thumbs up Monday to plans to launch a Delta IV rocket with satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 5:57 p.m. Tuesday.

The launch was postponed twice earlier this month because of technical issues. If the weather cooperates, the launch could be visible from Los Angeles to the Bay Area.

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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.