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WATCH LIVE: Delta IV Heavy rocket scheduled to launch from Vandenberg AFB

Posted at 10:36 AM, Jan 19, 2019
and last updated 2019-01-19 13:39:53-05

A Delta IV Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 11:05 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19.

The rocket will deliver a satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office into orbit

The launch was originally scheduled to take place in December but was scrubbed several times.

On Friday, launch officials said there was a 70 percent chance of favorable weather conditions.

Delta IV Heavy rocket on the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base. (Photo courtesy United Launch Alliance)