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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

Workers put the final touches on the Taurus rocket the day before liftoff. Credit: William Hartenstein

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