The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket unleashes two million pounds of thrust at 7:19 p.m. to blast off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on the NROL-35 mission.
Credit: Gene Blevins/LA Daily News
Photos: Atlas launch seen from press site
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