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Rocket: Titan 4B (B-26)
Payload: Classified
Date: October 19, 2005
Period: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. PDT (12-4 p.m. EDT; 1600-2000 GMT)
Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Broadcast: Intelsat Americas 6, Transponder 5, C-Band, 93° West

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The mobile service tower is rolled back from the Titan 4 at sunrise in preparation for launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Credit: Gene Blevins LA Daily News
 

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