ULA launches Vulcan rocket at Cape Canaveral
(NBC, KYMA/KECY) - United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched its most powerful Vulcan rocket yet on Tuesday night.
The rocket took off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida just before 9:00 p.m. Eastern.
On board were two national security satellites on behalf of the U.S. military.
The Vulcan's four solid rocket boosters separated 90 seconds after liftoff, followed by the first stage separation a few minutes later.
The powerful Centaur V upper stage then went on to deploy the payload into geosynchronous orbit on what ULA called its longest flights ever, with the seven hour journey spanning over 22,000 miles.
