A Boeing [NYSE: BA]
Delta IV rocket is scheduled to launch the first satellite for the
U.S. Air Force Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program on Mar. 8
from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Fla.
Liftoff is scheduled during a 77-minute window that opens at 6:44 p.m.
EST from Space Launch Complex 37B.
A Delta IV Medium launch vehicle configuration will deploy the Defense
Satellite Communications System (DSCS) spacecraft, DSCS III A3,
to a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
Boeing will provide a Web cast of the launch at:
http://www.boeing.com/delta.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Integrated Defense Systems
is one of the world’s largest space and defense businesses. Headquartered
in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $25 billion
business. It provides systems solutions to its global military, government
and commercial customers. It is a leading provider of intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance; the world’s largest military aircraft
manufacturer; the world’s largest satellite manufacturer and a leading
provider of space-based communications; the primary systems integrator
for U.S. missile defense; NASA’s largest contractor; and a global
leader in launch services.
