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		Rocket: Delta 2 (7925) Payload: GPS 2R-21 Date: August 17, 2009 Window: 6:35-6:49 a.m. EDT (1035-1049 GMT) Site: SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral, Florida Broadcast: Galaxy 28, Transponder 12, C-band, 89° West Mission Status Center Launch videos Photos: Launch gallery Photos: Mission gallery Launch events timeline Ground track map Delta 2 fact sheet Pre-launch flow Launch Complex 17 Our Delta archive

Delta 2 rocket dazzles in the dawn sky

The Delta 2 rocket painted a spectacular mix of colors just before sunrise in these
pictures from the Jetty Park pier at Cape Canaveral. The rocket launched at 6:35 a.m. EDT
with the Global Positioning System 2R-21 satellite for the U.S. Air Force.

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

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