Sept 25, 2009

George H Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 george h diller@nasa gov

RELEASE: 47-09

DELTA II NASA LAUNCH FOR MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY SUCCESSFUL

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla -- A Delta II rocket managed by NASA's Launch Services Program lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Thursday with two spacecraft for the United States Missile Defense Agency The Space Tracking and Surveillance System Demonstrator mission, or STSS Demo, lifted off from Pad B at Launch Complex 17 at 8:20 a m EDT

The launch vehicle was a United Launch Alliance Delta II 7920-10c The final spacecraft separation for the second of two satellites occurred 55 minutes after liftoff

"With confirmation of the payload's delivery into the correct orbit, the launch is a success," said Omar Baez, launch director for the NASA Launch Services Program headquartered at Kennedy Space Center

The STSS Demo mission is a space-based sensor component of the Ballistic Missile Defense System The two spacecraft will use sensors capable of detecting visible and infrared light to provide timely and accurate acquisition and tracking of potentially threatening ballistic missiles The satellites have a two-year mission life and four-year design life

NASA also managed the launch of another mission for the Missile Defense Agency aboard a Delta II rocket in May from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California

For more information about NASA's Launch Services Program, visit:

http://www nasa gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets

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