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Launch of Delta IV Heavy Rocket With US Spy Satellite Canceled - Operator

06:31 GMT 09.12.2018 (Updated: 12:25 GMT 06.08.2022)

© AP Photo / Marta LavandierNASA Orion capsule on top of a Delta IV rocket lifts off on its first unmanned orbital test flight from Complex 37 B at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014 at Cape Canaveral, Fla

NASA Orion capsule on top of a Delta IV rocket lifts off on its first unmanned orbital test flight from Complex 37 B at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014 at Cape Canaveral, Fla - Sputnik International

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The launch of the Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle with a US military reconnaissance satellite for the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) was called off seven seconds before launch, the launch's operator United Launch Alliance (ULA) reported.

"The launch of #DeltaIVHeavy carrying the #NROL71 mission for the @NatReconOfc was scrubbed today due to an unexpected condition during terminal count. The team is reviewing all data and will determine the path forward. A new launch date will be provided when available," the company said on Twitter.

The launch was to be carried out at 20.15 local time Saturday (04.15 GMT Sunday) from the US Air Force Base Vanderberg in California.

The Delta IV rocket is the fourth generation of the Boeing Delta family of launch vehicles. The Delta IV was developed as part of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program to launch commercial satellites and US Air Force satellites.