A Delta IV Heavy Launch Vehicle was launched Jan. 20, 2011, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket ever to launch carried a national security payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.

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A Delta IV Heavy Launch Vehicle was launched Jan. 20, 2011, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket ever to launch carried a national security payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.

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