Delta 4 Spy Satellite successful launch from Vandenburg

"The success of this first launch of a Boeing Delta 4 rocket from the West Coast is a tremendous milestone for the Space and Missile Systems Center, the NRO, the 30th Space Wing, the Aerospace Corp and the entire launch team," said Lt. Gen Michael Hamel, commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base. "I want to congratulate and thank everyone for their hard work and dedication to the success of this mission. This launch extends our record to 45 successful operational military space launches in a row. This is an outstanding accomplishment and a huge achievement for the team and the nation."

A Delta 4 left Vandebburg air Force Base, carrying a spy satellite payload yesterday - you can find everything you may want to know here

It's unlikely that such information may/can /will be avialable if / when the DPRK launch their Taepodong II missile as they continue to threaten.

Some folk might think it somewhat hypocritical that the US happily launches these behemoths into space to pepper space with military hardware yet start jumping up and down when others want to copy them...