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A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) rocket was used to send the U.S. Air Force’s AFSPC-6 mission to orbit. AFSPC-6 delivered two Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites to near-geosynchronous orbit along with the twin GSSAP spacecraft, built by Orbital ATK. This mission’s payload was fielded to support the U.S. Strategic Command space enhanced awareness operations. Liftoff occurred on August 19, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 37B located in Florida. Photos courtesy: Michael Howard, Mike Deep, Carleton Bailie
