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pl23_spac0550.jpg

NOAA-N satellite leaps away from the smoke and steam clouds as it lifts off at6:22 A

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Description

NOAA-N satellite leaps away from the smoke and steam clouds as it lifts off at6:22 A.M. EDT from Vandenberg AFB. The launch vehicle is a Boeing Delta II7320 expendable launch vehicle. Renamed NOAA-18 after achieving orbit.

Credit

Courtesy of NASA

Location

California, Vandenburg AFB

Collection

NOAA in Space