A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket launches April 3, 2012 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. The launch was the Department of Defense’s first-ever Delta IV Medium launch vehicle configured with a 5-meter payload fairing and two solid rocket motors.

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A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket launches April 3, 2012 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. The launch was the Department of Defense’s first-ever Delta IV Medium launch vehicle configured with a 5-meter payload fairing and two solid rocket motors.

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Size: 3360px × 4200px
Location: Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA
Photo credit: © US Air Force Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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