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The Mission

		Rocket: Delta 4 Payload: WGS 3 Date: Dec. 5, 2009 Window: 7:23 to 8:47 p.m. EST Site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral, Florida Feed: Galaxy 16, Transponder 8, C-band, 99° West Mission Status Center Our preview story Photos: Launch gallery Photos: Press site view Photos: Tower rollback Photos: Pre-launch Photos: Second attempt Launch events timeline Ground track map Delta 4 illustration Complex 37 Delta archive

Delta 4 rocket stands ready for launch
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: December 3, 2009

This collection of images was taken at Cape Canaveral's Complex 37 on the morning of December 3 as the Delta 4 rocket stood poised for blastoff carrying the third Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft.

Credit: Spaceflight Now photos by Justin Ray and Stephen Clark

Credit: Spaceflight Now photos by Justin Ray and Stephen Clark