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		Rocket: Delta 4 Medium+ Payload: NRO L-22 Date: June 27, 2006 Period: 7 to 9 p.m. PDT (10 p.m.-12 a.m. EDT) Site: SLC-6, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California Broadcast: AMC 1, Transponder 17, C-band, 103° West Mission Status Center Photos: Pre-launch Our preview story Launch events timeline Ground track map Delta 4 background info Rocket processing flow RS-68 main engine Booster graphic Our Delta archive

Delta 4 rocket launches from Vandenberg for first time

A Boeing Delta 4 rocket climbs skyward just after sunset. The second image below captures the rocket as the twin solid motors separate with a bright Jupiter visible above.

Photo credit: Tim Madden

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