Milestone Launch on USAF 60th

Sept. 20, 2007

The Air Force Space Command team at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., celebrated the Air Force’s 60th Anniversary with the 75th consecutive successful launch of a Delta II booster, counting launches from both the East and West ranges, reports SrA. Stephen Cadette. The Delta II boosted the DigitalGlobe WorldView-1 satellite into orbit at 11:35 a.m. on Sept. 18.

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