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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