[Launch Alert] Delta II Launch Successful

[Brian Webb]

                              LAUNCH ALERT
 				  
                              Brian Webb
                     Ventura County, California
                         kd6nrp at earthlink.net
                     http://www.spacearchive.info
		       
                             2008 September 6 (Saturday) 17:58 PDT
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                      DELTA II LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL
                     Vandenberg AFB News Release

VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. - Vandenberg AFB successfully launched a Delta
II rocket from Space Launch Complex-2 at 11:51 a.m. today.

The rocket carried the GeoEye-1 Satellite into a circular
Sun-synchronous orbit where the satellite will begin its mission of
collecting multispectral or color images of the Earth for both
government and commercial organizations.

Col. David J. Buck, 30th Space Wing commander, was the spacelift
commander for this mission.

"This launch is a testament to the tremendous team effort between the
Team Vandenberg and our industry partners," Colonel Buck said. "We
have one opportunity to be successful with each launch, 100 percent
mission success and perfection is our standard."

The Delta II is an expendable launch, medium-lift vehicle. It carries
civil and commercial payloads into low-earth, polar, geosynchronous
transfer and stationary orbits.

Vandenberg is commemorating 50 years of Space Power. For half a
century, Vandenberg has proudly worked with its industry partners to 
grant America assured access to space.

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