Delta IV Heavy rocket launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA, on 29th June 2012. It is carrying a classified payload (NROL-15)

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Delta IV Heavy rocket launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA, on 29th June 2012. It is carrying a classified payload (NROL-15) for the US National Reconnaissance Office. This is the heavy configuration of the rocket, which can carry the heaviest payloads. It consists of three common booster cores (CBCs, orange).

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Size: 3955px × 2648px
Photo credit: © NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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