[Launch Alert] Atlas V Launch Successful

[Launch Alert]

The following is a news release from Vandenberg AFB. Any questions or
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
From: 30th Space Wing Public Affairs, www.vandenberg.af.mil

ATLAS LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -  Team Vandenberg successfully launched a
commercial satellite on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket provided by
Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services from Space Launch Complex-3 here
Friday, Nov. 11, at 10:30 a.m. PST.

Col. Chris Moss, 30th Space Wing commander, was the launch decision
authority.

"This flawless launch was the result of extraordinary teamwork between the
30th Space Wing and our United Launch Alliance partner following the
extensive fires on Vandenberg in September," said Moss. "What this team has
accomplished in such a short time is absolutely amazing. Hundreds of people
worked tirelessly over the past weeks to make this happen."

The 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base is responsible for safety
and launch operations from the Western Range.

"A launch like this takes teamwork and dedication across the 30 SW and our
mission partners," said Lt. Col. Eric Zarybnisky, 4th Space Launch Squadron
commander. "Our mission assurance technicians and engineers have worked
hand-in-hand with United Launch Alliance over this extended campaign going
over critical procedures and tasks to ensure this launch is successful."

The Atlas V rocket carried the DigitalGlobe WorldView-4 satellite built by
Lockheed Martin.

The satellite will more than double DigitalGlobe's coverage of the world's
highest-resolution commercial imagery and increase the rate at which it
grows its 15-year library of time-lapse high-resolution imagery. WorldView-4
will orbit Earth every 90 minutes, traveling 17,000 miles per hour and
capturing more than 680,000 square kilometers of the Earth's surface daily
(18 terabytes) - the equivalent of the land area of Texas.

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To hear an audio report about this launch that aired on September 16 before
the launch was delayed, go to:

http://www.spacearchive.info/atlas-v-worldview-4.mp3