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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. — On Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, one-half of the fairing for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA-N) spacecraft is prepared to be lifted up the launch service tower. The fairing will be placed around the spacecraft to protect it during launch. The NOAA-N satellite will be placed into a polar orbit aboard a Boeing Delta 2 rocket.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-05pd-0644. NASA/KSC, 2004-12-17. Public domain. ID: 05pd0644.
