{"id":4211,"date":"2013-08-29T23:07:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T23:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4211"},"modified":"2013-08-29T23:07:00","modified_gmt":"2013-08-29T23:07:00","slug":"delta-iv-heavy-launch-photo-and-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4211","title":{"rendered":"Delta IV Heavy launch &#8211; photo and video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dosgatos.com\/astroindex.html\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Galv\u00e1n III<\/a> made the following photo of the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Delta_IV#Delta_IV_Heavy\" target=\"_blank\">Delta IV Heavy<\/a> that launched yesterday from the Vandenberg Air Force Base with a big spysat on board. Until the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\/falcon-heavy\" target=\"_blank\">SpaceX Falcon Heavy<\/a> flies (probably in 2014), the Delta IV Heavy is the most powerful launch system in the US.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/delta4-august-1024_500x595.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4213\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4213\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/delta4-august-1024_500x595.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,595\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"delta4-august-1024_500x595\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/delta4-august-1024_500x595.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4213\" alt=\"delta4-august-1024_500x595\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/delta4-august-1024_500x595.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/delta4-august-1024_500x595.jpg 500w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/delta4-august-1024_500x595-252x300.jpg 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The photo was &#8220;taken from Goleta, California, about 50 miles southeast of base using a Nikon D90 with a 300mm f\/28 lens with a 2X converter, effective focal length &#8211; 900mm&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a video of the launch:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qYTWEbGWWe8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony Galv\u00e1n III made the following photo of the Delta IV Heavy that launched yesterday from the Vandenberg Air Force Base with a big spysat on board. Until the SpaceX Falcon Heavy flies (probably in 2014), the Delta IV Heavy is the most powerful launch system in the US. The photo was &#8220;taken from Goleta, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4211\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Delta IV Heavy launch &#8211; photo and video<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[36,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-multiple-media","category-rockets"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-15V","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4313,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4313","url_meta":{"origin":4211,"position":0},"title":"Spacevidcast: Delta IV Heavy launch &#8220;with a twist!&#8221;","author":"TopSpacer","date":"September 5, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Spacevidcast posts this Spacepod report about a recent Delta IV Heavy launch about efforts to subdue the vehicle's famously impressive storm of flame at liftoff: http:\/\/youtu.be\/HGsbPRlltKU","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/HGsbPRlltKU\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":17550,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17550","url_meta":{"origin":4211,"position":1},"title":"Space access: Stratolaunch high-speed taxi test + ULA Delta 4 Heavy launch + SpaceX update","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 16, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Stratolaunch is moving closer to getting the company's giant rocket-carrier aircraft off the ground: https:\/\/youtu.be\/Xsee1sZv6SA The vehicle will eventually become an air launch platform for a === After several weeks of delays due to technical problems, United Launch Alliance has now set Saturday, Jan. 19th at\u00a011:05 a.m. PST for the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Rockets&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Rockets","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=5"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/launch_family-1024x5771-1024x577.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":16558,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16558","url_meta":{"origin":4211,"position":2},"title":"Videos: ULA Delta IV rocket launches NASA&#8217;s Parker Solar Probe","author":"TopSpacer","date":"August 12, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Early this morning, a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket successfully launched NASA's Parker Solar Probe\u00a0from Cape Canaveral on a unique mission to study the Sun's corona up close\u00a0NASA,\u00a0ULA\u00a0Launch Parker Solar Probe on Historic Journey to Touch Sun | NASA https:\/\/youtu.be\/AlyuSwRSVHU Few get to see a spacecraft named after\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Rockets&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Rockets","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=5"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/psplaunch-11-895x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":17589,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17589","url_meta":{"origin":4211,"position":3},"title":"Space access roundup &#8211; 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