Tonight, a Delta IV rocket will launch a pair of satellites to spy on objects in space

Continuing the trend of late night rocket launches this week, the United Launch Alliance is scheduled to launch one of its Delta IV rockets from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 12:47AM ET this evening. The vehicle will send a pair of surveillance satellites into a super high orbit for the United States Air Force. Once in orbit, the satellites will act as the Air Force’s eyes in space — looking out for objects that could pose a threat to the US’s other military satellites. Continue r