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Rocket: Delta 2 (7420)
Payload: COSMO 4
Date: Nov. 5, 2010
Time: 7:20 p.m. local (10:20 p.m. EDT)
Site: SLC-2W, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Feed: AMC 1, Ku-band, Transp. 16, 103° West

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Delta 2 rocket stands ready for launch
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: October 31, 2010


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This collection of images was taken at Vandenberg Air Force Base's Space Launch Complex 2 as the mobile service tower retracted from the Delta 2 rocket for its mission to deliver Italy's COSMO-SkyMed 4 satellite into space.

Credit: Thom Baur/The Boeing Co.





Credit: Thom Baur/The Boeing Co.
 

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