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Tower rolled back for
late-night Delta 2 launch
Posted: March 14, 2008

The United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket stands ready for liftoff from Cape Canaveral's pad 17A following rollback of the mobile service tower. The rocket will launch into orbit the GPS 2R-19 navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System.

Photo credit: Carleton Bailie for United Launch Alliance

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