2004-050

Delta-4 Heavy

USA




The Delta 4 Heavy sits on the pad the morning of the first setup Dec. 11, 2004

After two days of scrubs and not even getting to fuel the vehicle, Boeing had to announce a new launch date!



T-5 seconds the hydrogen starts to flow through the 3 CBC's and is burned off so it doesn't collect and cause an explosion.

It also burns the insulation off the CBC's which is normal.



Liftoff was at 4:50pm EST Dec. 21, 2004 from Canaveral's Complex 37B launch pad.



Launch vehicle: Delta-4 Heavy
Launch vehicle ID: 
Payload: Demosat,
Launch date: 21 Dec 2004
Launch site: CC, SLC-37B


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