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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

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


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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
 

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