in spatiu peste 150 de sateliti militari si civili, a ajuns sambata 15 septembrie la sfarsit de drum, ultima sa lansare, de la baza spatiala Vandenberg folosind configuratia 7420-10C pentru plasarea pe orbita Pamantului a satelitului ICESAT 2 si a nanosatelitiilor SurfSat, ELFIN, ELFIN-STAR si CP7.
Trebuie spus ca activitatea militara se incheiase inca din 2009, o data cu lansarea primilor sateliti Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS), insa in ultimii ani racheta mai fusese folosita la diverse programe civile derulate de NASA. Este un capat de drum si pentru complexul SLC-2 (Space Launch Complex 2) de la baza aeriana Vandenberg, ce isi leaga numele de programul spatial american de peste 60 de ani. Rampa 2E este inactiva din 1972, insa 2W avea infrastructura adaptata specia...
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