12 aprilie a adus, cu 2 saptamani intarziere fata de data programata initial, din cauza unor probleme tehnice, ultimul zbor al unei rachete din familia Delta 4. A fost vorba despre versiunea Heavy, care a avut la bord cel mai nou satelit al agentiei de spionaj americane NRO. NRO, cu un buget de aproximativ 10 miliarde de dolari pe an, este una din cele 17 agentii de securitate ale SUA, al caror buget insumat se situeaza in jurul sumei de 100 de miliarde de dolari anual (practic de 6 ori bugetul mediu NASA).
NROL 70 sau USA 353, este satelitul cu numarul 12 al familiei Orion, un satelit geostationar de tip SIGINT, destinat monitorizarii comunicatiilor ruse si chineze. Gratie profilului sau, NRO colaboreaza strans cu CIA, NSA, NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency), DIA (Defense Intel...
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