[Launch Alert] Atlas V Launched

[Brian Webb]

Team Vandenberg Launches Atlas V

30th Space Wing Public Affairs 

9/21/2010 - VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  -- Team Vandenberg launched
an Atlas V rocket at 9:03 p.m. Sept. 20 from Space Launch Complex-3 here. 

The launch, the second of three the base has scheduled for September, was
the result of a team effort between the 30th Space Wing, the United Launch
Alliance and the National Reconnaissance Office.

"This Atlas launch is the culmination of a tremendous amount of hard work on
the part of all the men and women of the 30th Space Wing and our mission
partners," said Col. Richard Boltz, 30th Space Wing commander. "We're all
extremely proud of everyone's efforts."

This evening's launch marked the 604th overall Atlas mission in U.S.
history. The rocket carried a national security payload for the NRO.

Team Vandenberg's next launch, a Minotaur IV carrying the first Space Based
Space Surveillance satellite, is scheduled for Sept. 25 from Space Launch
Complex-8 here.
 

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