The world's largest currently flying rocket -- ULA's Delta IV Heavy -- launched a classified payload for the NRO a year ago today, resulting in one of my favorite launch photos I've ever taken

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salyut3 on June 11st, 2017 at 07:29 UTC »

That payload seemed pretty impressive as well. Rumored to be an Orion satellite that has satellite antenna of over 300 feet across

OKB-1 on June 11st, 2017 at 09:57 UTC »

Ah yes, the Delta IV Heavy, the most Kerbal of all contemporary rockets.

yondus on June 11st, 2017 at 10:15 UTC »

"launched a classified payload.." That just sounds so sinister! Cracking picture too by the way