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		Rocket: Delta 4 Medium Payload: DMSP F17 Date: November 4, 2006 Window: 5:52-6:02 a.m. PST (8:52-9:02 a.m. EST) Site: SLC-6, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California Broadcast: AMC 1, Transponder 17, C-band, 103° West Mission Status Center Launch events timeline Ground track map Delta 4 background info Rocket processing flow RS-68 main engine Booster graphic Our Delta archive

Delta 4 launch ground track
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Posted: November 2, 2006

This map shows the Delta 4 rocket's path from liftoff through spacecraft release. Credit: Boeing

This map shows the rocket's upper stage during its fuel depletion burn and atmospheric reentry. Credit: Boeing