NEW YORK, August 19. / Corr. Ivan Pil’shchikov TASS /. The American company United Launch Alliance has carried out today from the Baikonur launch site at Cape Canaveral launch vehicle Delta IV with two reconnaissance satellites for the US Air Force.
The start was given at 00:52 Time US East Coast (7:52 MSK). The satellites are placed in a special capsule, which separated after the rocket reaches a predetermined height. It is expected that the units will be put into orbit around 35.9 thousand. Km high.
The satellites will be used in accordance with the new program of the US military, dubbed GSSAP. About her first publicly reported in February 2014, before all the details were kept secret. The purpose of the program -. Observation of the spacecraft in geosynchronous orbit
According to the media, so that the US in particular, will monitor the satellites of other countries. The first two phones that are part of this system was put into orbit in July 2014 by a Delta IV.
The devices are launched on August 19, it was manufactured by Orbital ATK, based in the US state of Virginia. United Launch Alliance is a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin Aircraft giants.
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