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		Rocket: Atlas 5 (AV-013) Payload: STP 1 Date: March 8, 2007 Window: 9:37-11:42 p.m. EST (0237-0442 GMT) Site: Complex 41, Cape Canaveral, Florida Broadcast: Galaxy 26 (formerly IA6), Transponder 11, C-band, 93° West Mission Status Center Launch events timeline Restricted hazard area STP 1 fact sheet Launch ground track Atlas 5 rocket info Cape's Complex 41 Atlas archive

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Photo gallery: Atlas 5 rocket rolled out to launch pad
Posted: March 7, 2007

This collection of images shows the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket being moved to the pad at Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 from the Vertical Integration Facility in preparation for liftoff on the Space Test Program 1 mission. The rollout occurred shortly after 10 a.m. on March 7.

Credit: Rick Emerie/United Launch Alliance

Credit: Pat Corkery/United Launch Alliance

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