Delta IV rocket launches from Cape Canaveral

United Launch Alliance launched the 10th Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft atop a Delta IV rocket Friday evening at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

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The satellite will provide communications opportunities for the United States and its allies.

The Delta IV's last rocket launch from Cape Canaveral was two years ago, in March 2017.

The launch is scheduled for 6:56 p.m.and the launch window extends until 9:05 p.m. For additional information, click here.

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