Jared: Foggy Launch of GPS IIF-9

March 25, 2015
Jared Haworth

Amid low-hanging clouds and shifting winds, ULA did manage to launch the Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) carrying the GPS IIF-9 satellite to orbit -- while our view from UCS-3 was pretty well obscured, the remote cameras placed at the Space Launch Complex 37B pad fared a bit better.

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Jared: ULA Delta IV GPS IIF-9

March 25, 2015
Jared Haworth
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Jared: ULA Delta IV GPS IIF-9: Orbital ATK GEM-60 solid boosters flank the Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-68 Liquid Hydrogen/Oxygen engine used by the Delta IV. Jared: ULA Delta IV GPS IIF-9: Foggy launch of the GPS IIF-9 mission aboard a ULA Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) rocket Jared: ULA Delta IV GPS IIF-9: Foggy launch of the GPS IIF-9 mission aboard a ULA Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) rocket Jared: ULA Delta IV GPS IIF-9: Foggy launch of the GPS IIF-9 mission aboard a ULA Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) rocket Jared: ULA Delta IV GPS IIF-9: Foggy launch of the GPS IIF-9 mission aboard a ULA Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) rocket Jared: ULA Delta IV GPS IIF-9: Foggy launch of the GPS IIF-9 mission aboard a ULA Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) rocket Jared: ULA Delta IV GPS IIF-9: Foggy launch of the GPS IIF-9 mission aboard a ULA Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) rocket Jared: ULA Delta IV GPS IIF-9: Foggy launch of the GPS IIF-9 mission aboard a ULA Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) rocket Jared: ULA Delta IV GPS IIF-9: Shockwave preceeds the hydrogen fireball out of the flame duct Jared: ULA Delta IV GPS IIF-9: Liftoff into the fog!
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