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Gallery: Launch of GPS 2R-16
The first two images below were taken by sound-activated cameras at pad 17A. The other photos were taken from Kennedy Space Center's space shuttle press site.
Photo credit: U.S. Air Force
Photo credit: U.S. Air Force
Photo credit: Justin Ray/Spaceflight Now
Our view of the launch from inside the Spaceflight Now office at Kennedy Space Center. Photo credit: Justin Ray/Spaceflight Now
Photo credit: Justin Ray/Spaceflight Now
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THE DELTA 2 ROCKET LIFTS OFF WITH GPS 2R-16 PLAY VIDEO:
WIDE-SCREEN LAUNCH MOVIE FROM PRESS SITE PLAY VIDEO:
WEDNESDAY'S PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE PLAY VIDEO:
GPS SATELLITE ANIMATION PLAY VIDEO:
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