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Photo gallery: Cape's final Titan rocket lifts off

Titan 4
Photo: Ben Cooper/Spaceflight Now

Titan 4
Photo: Pat Corkery/Lockheed Martin Space Systems

Titan 4
Photo: Ben Cooper/Spaceflight Now

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