Rocket carrying US Air Force satellite blasts into space
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Delta 4 rocket blasted off, carrying a US national security satellite into space.
The 23-story rocket, which replaced the Titan fleet two years ago, blasted slowly at 8:50 p.m. Saturday, taking nearly 15 seconds to clear the launch pad.
The 1.6 million pound rocket carried the 23rd and final satellite of the Air Force's Defense Support Program. The satellite was expected to set into orbit 6½ hours after liftoff, more than 22,000 miles above the Earth.
The reconnaissance satellites use infrared sensors that detect heat from missile and booster plumes against the background of the Earth.
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