Created 24-Jul-15
Modified 13-Dec-23
July 23, 2015 - A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket blasts off from pad 37B at 8:07 p.m. carrying a geostationary communications satellite (WGS-7).
The Air Force's seventh Wideband Global SATCOM high-capacity communications satellite will join a constellation of satellites now comprising the Defense Department's primary communications network for connectivity to forces around the world.
Images taken from Port Canaveral - a distance of about 8.5 miles.
© Dennis Huff
