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KSC-08pd1783

NASA / KSC · 2008-06-10 · photograph (digital archive)

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – On Space Launch Complex 2, the Ocean Surface Topography Mission, or OSTM/Jason 2, spacecraft is moved into the mobile service tower for mating with its Delta II launch vehicle. The launch is scheduled for June 20 from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The launch window extends from 12:46 a.m. to 12:55 a.m. PDT. The satellite will be placed in an 830-mile-high orbit at an inclination of 66 degrees after separating from the Delta II 55 minutes after liftoff.

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Credit lineKSC-08pd1783. NASA/KSC, 2008-06-10. Public domain. ID: KSC-08pd1783.
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