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Rocket: Taurus XL
Payload: ROCSAT 2
Date: May 20, 2004
Window: 1747-1811 GMT (1:47-2:11 p.m. EDT)
Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Satellite feed: AMC-9, Transponder 19, Ku-band


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Photo gallery: Taurus XL rocket launches ROCSAT 2

Posted: May 20, 2004


A bird flies past the inaugural Taurus XL rocket in this image taken the day before liftoff. Credit: Gene Blevins
 

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