Three Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne RS-68 Engines Help Boost Government Satellite

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Nancy Colaguori
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
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Carri Karuhn
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
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CANOGA PARK, Calif., Nov. 21, 2010 – Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne today helped boost a government satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.  The satellite was onboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket, powered by three Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne RS-68 engines and one upper-stage RL10B-2 engine.   Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company.

“The three RS-68 engines performed exactly as expected, boosting the heavy-lift Delta vehicle with the power our customers expect for such important missions,” said Jim Maus, director of Expendable Propulsion Programs, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne.  “We congratulate our United Launch Alliance customer on another successful launch.”

Christine Cooley, RL10 program manager, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, said, “The RL10 continues to be the reliable source of upper-stage propulsion, contributing to the successful placement of the payload into orbit.”

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