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Titan 4 rocket lifts off with top secret spy satellite
Spaceflightnow.com ^ | 9/9/2003 | Justin Ray

Posted on 09/08/2003 10:02:08 PM PDT by Rockitz

A Lockheed Martin Titan 4B rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 12:29 a.m. EDT (0429 GMT), carrying a giant reconnaissance satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. Follow the rocket's climb to orbit in our mission status center.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Colorado; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: centaur; lockheedmartin; nro; reconnaissance; rocket; spysatellite; titan; titan4; titan4b; titaniv; titanivb
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To: MAK1179
Did they say why they wanted to terminate my command, Willard?
21 posted on 09/09/2003 7:09:08 AM PDT by ffusco (Maecilius Fuscus,Governor of Longovicium , Manchester, England. 238-244 AD)
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To: Snowy
Doh!!! I hope the Sarge doesn't see that...
23 posted on 09/09/2003 7:23:47 AM PDT by MAK1179
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To: mhking
For any non-military types, I thought you would be interested in the military definition of "top secret": that material which has the potential to cause EXCEPTIONALLY GRAVE DAMAGE to national security.
24 posted on 09/09/2003 7:48:42 AM PDT by BSunday
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To: Rockitz
It's not "top secret" anymore if it's being publicized on an internet site!
25 posted on 09/09/2003 9:44:25 AM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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26 posted on 09/09/2003 9:48:16 AM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
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To: blam
Not really. These launches are planned years in advance, with only minor wiggle room on the exact time and date. I'm just glad to see my former customer/employer (NRO) get some good news for a change...
27 posted on 09/09/2003 9:49:02 AM PDT by HenryLeeII
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To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
The launches aren't Top Secret, and sometimes the nature of the payload is not either, but the success/failure usually isn't announced and exact details of what the payload can and will be doing is.
28 posted on 09/09/2003 9:51:41 AM PDT by HenryLeeII
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To: Rockitz
This is the last Titan 4B [Titan-Centaur] launch. Interesting to see what the AF will do for heavy-lift with Centaur from now on.
29 posted on 09/09/2003 9:52:03 AM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
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To: ko_kyi
I have seen one at night out of Vandenburg. Amazing to see.

There are 3 Titans left. Soon, none.

30 posted on 09/09/2003 9:53:34 AM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
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To: HenryLeeII
Thanks for the explanation!

(PS Before I went to your profile, I guessed you were from Virginia. :-) Lees of Old Virginia)

31 posted on 09/09/2003 10:00:36 AM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: seamole
bookmarking

Prairie
32 posted on 09/09/2003 10:59:17 AM PDT by prairiebreeze (de Villipin wants UN approval for any military actions...ever. I fart in his general direction!!)
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To: meg70
CNN says that the satellite can detect individual audio cell phone calls from space..

Wow! I better watch what I say to my hubby on the cell phone...LOL!

Prairie

33 posted on 09/09/2003 11:00:31 AM PDT by prairiebreeze (de Villipin wants UN approval for any military actions...ever. I fart in his general direction!!)
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To: RightWhale
The Atlas V and Delta IV both have heavy lift capability. A lot of Centaur technology is on the upper stage of the Atlas V.
34 posted on 09/09/2003 11:01:19 AM PDT by Rockitz (After all these years, it's still rocket science.)
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To: LurkedLongEnough
The launch director gives Justin a sweetheart seat with his laptop for all of these launches so he gets good info in a timely manner. Often, Spaceflightnow.com is how those who are involved with the launch keep up with what's going on.
35 posted on 09/09/2003 11:17:00 AM PDT by Rockitz (After all these years, it's still rocket science.)
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To: Rockitz
It would be nice to get a few Rods from God sats up there.
36 posted on 09/09/2003 3:24:09 PM PDT by Straight Vermonter (...they led my people astray, saying, "Peace!" when there was no peace -- Ezekiel 13:10)
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To: Rockitz
Er...Make that "once" secret spy satelite.
37 posted on 09/09/2003 9:57:17 PM PDT by AdA$tra (Hypocricy is the Vaseline of social intercourse....)
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To: Rockitz
Sweetheart seat = sweet!
38 posted on 09/10/2003 8:24:43 AM PDT by LurkedLongEnough
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