Delta 4 launches WGS 7
Posted: Fri, Jul 24, 2015, 2:51 PM ET (1851 GMT)
A Delta 4 rocket successfully launched the seventh in a series of military communications satellites on Thursday. The Delta 4 Medium-Plus (5,4) lifted off on schedule at 8:07 pm EDT Thursday (0007 GMT Friday) and placed the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) 7 satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit a little more than 40 minutes later. The Boeing-built WGS-7 satellite will provide military communications services at X- and Ka-band frequencies. The launch was postponed from Wednesday because of weather. The launch was also the first medium-class Delta 4 to use the upgraded RS-68A main engine in its first stage.
A Delta 4 rocket successfully launched the seventh in a series of military communications satellites on Thursday. The Delta 4 Medium-Plus (5,4) lifted off on schedule at 8:07 pm EDT Thursday (0007 GMT Friday) and placed the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) 7 satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit a little more than 40 minutes later. The Boeing-built WGS-7 satellite will provide military communications services at X- and Ka-band frequencies. The launch was postponed from Wednesday because of weather. The launch was also the first medium-class Delta 4 to use the upgraded RS-68A main engine in its first stage.
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