U.S. Air Force Launches Their Newest Spy Satellite

Top Secret Spy Satellite Costing $1billion Launched Into Space Aboard America's Largest, Most Powerful Rocket -- Daily Mail

* The Delta IV is 235 feet tall and generates 17million horsepower per engine
* The payload, known as NROL-65, is believed to be a ultra-advanced $1billion spy satellite
* The mission launched from a California Air Force base

The largest rocket in America launched a spy satellite Wednesday from California.

Taking off from Vandenburg Air Force Base, the Delta IV-Heavy rocket lifted off just after 2pm Wednesday afternoon. The highly secretive payload, known as NROL-65, is believed to be the most advanced spy satellite ever launched.

It is not known what intelligence will be gathered by the latest addition to the US spy network.
‘Today's launch is dedicated to the men and women who serve for our nation's freedom,’ said a commentator early in the launch.

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