A Delta II rocket successfully launched at 11:51 on Sept. 6 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket carried the GeoEye-1 Satellite into a circular Sun-synchronous orbit where the satellite will begin its mission of collecting color images of the Earth.

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A Delta II rocket successfully launched at 11:51 on Sept. 6 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket carried the GeoEye-1 Satellite into a circular Sun-synchronous orbit where the satellite will begin its mission of collecting color images of the Earth.

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