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Photos: More shots of Delta 4 liftoff

March 26, 2015 Justin Ray

The 721,000-pound United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket launches on-time at 2:36 p.m. EDT into a deck of low-hanging clouds over Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying the GPS 2F-9 navigation satellite.

Credit: ULA

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    August 22, 2025
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    August 22, 2025
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