Last night at 12:52am EDT, the Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) rocket roared to life as it ignited it's RS-68 engine and 2 solid rocket boosters and flew off the pad. The rocket produced 1.1 Million pounds of thrust to push itself and 2 twin satellites into space. The twin satellites are for surveillance purposes launched into a Geosynchronous Orbit around the Earth. This orbit is so the satellites stay above the same part of Earth as it orbits. After fairing separation the live broadcast ended as requested by the customer. Seven hours later, a press release confirmed the two satellites made it successfully into their proper orbits leading to another successful launch by ULA.
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