Launch time10 Sep 201113:08 UTC
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Serial number: Delta 356
Final Delta II Heavy launch and final launch from SLC-17 at CCAFS. Part of NASA's Discovery Program which used high-quality gravitational field mapping of the Moon to determine its interior structure. The launch was delayed several days due to high level winds and an issue with the rocket's propulsion system that was detected while the Delta 2 rocket was drained of fuel.