0 news Vandenberg Launch: Air Force Launch Spy Satellite in World’s Largest ,Tallest Rocket

The Air Force is taking great strides to keep its plan to put the U.S. Government’s latest top-secret spy satellite into orbit by hiding it in their tallest rocket.

The 235-foot-tall Delta IV Heavy rocket is planned to be blastoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base located near Santa Barbara, California.

Standing at 23-stories tall, the three-engine Delta IV w
ill be carrying a spy satellite for the Defense Department capable of taking high resolution pictures detailed enough to distinguish the
make and model of a car hundreds of miles below.

The expected launch (see update below) Thursday afternoon will happen from Vandenberg‘s Space Launch Complex 6. Officials expect the blast radius from the launch will be so powerful that it will shatter windows throughout the base.

The 235-foot-tall Delta IV Heavy rocket is planned to be blastoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base located near Santa Barbara, California.

Standing at 23-stories tall, the three-engine Delta IV w
ill be carrying a spy satellite for the Defense Department capable of taking high resolution pictures detailed enough to distinguish the make and model of a car hundreds of miles below.

The expected launch Thursday afternoon will happen from Vandenberg‘s Space Launch Complex 6. Officials expect the blast radius from the launch will be so powerful that it will shatter windows throughout the base.

As Cape Canaveral is the home to NASA and the base for the U.S. Government’s civilian space program, Vandenberg has typically been the unofficial home for the U.S. militarized space efforts. The base has been in use since the start of the Cold War and is in an ideal location for putting satellites into north-to-south orbits.

Air Force spokeswoman Lt. Ann K. Blodzinski informed the press that the Air Force had warned near by residences of the launch. “We got the word out to people, so they don’t think it’s an earthquake,” he said. Adding “Even if you don’t see it, you’re definitely going to feel it. It’s significantly more powerful than our typical launches at Vandenberg.”

The hydrogen-powered rocket is the largest unmanned vehicle capable of reaching space. Its three engines, alone are larger than the conventional semi-truck. The rocket is a joint effort by Lockheed Martin and Boeing, built under their United Launch Alliance venture.

Due to the launch still being “classified,” little is officially known about the mission. However it is believed to be a highly technical spy satellite, estimated to cost of over $1 billion. The speculation arose when it was announced that the purchaser of the rocket was the National Reconnaissance Office, the highly secretive federal intelligence agency that operates the nations’ space intelligence operations.

Wow!....wonder what's "Really" in there...as "A spy satellite capable of taking high resolution pictures detailed enough to distinguish the make and model of a car hundreds of miles below."... was done around ten years ago.....it's called 

Google earth.