Brevard County

Delta IV Heavy rocket successfully launches from the Space Coast

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — 8:09 p.m. update The Delta IV Heavy rocket successfully lifted off from the Space Coast Thursday evening as scheduled at 8:09 p.m.

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Posted by WFTV Channel 9 on Thursday, December 10, 2020

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A Delta IV Heavy rocket is set to liftoff from the Space Coast on Thursday for the NROL-44 mission.

Officials said the mission will be launching a classified spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).

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The launch was originally scheduled for 6:15 p.m. but has since been postponed to 8:09 p.m. because “some launch milestones have taken longer than expected.”

The rocket will blast off from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral.

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Melonie Holt will report live updates on Channel 9 Eyewitness News. Click here to watch live.

Sarah Wilson

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Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.