The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off carrying the Iridium NEXT satellite as spectators watch from the road at Vandenberg Air Force Base January 14, 2017 in Lompoc, California. The Iridium NEXT will replace the worldÕs largest commercial satellite network of low-earth orbit satellites.


The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off carrying the Iridium NEXT satellite as spectators watch from the road at Vandenberg Air Force Base January 14, 2017 in Lompoc, California. The Iridium NEXT will replace the worldÕs largest commercial satellite network of low-earth orbit satellites.


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Location: Lompoc, California
Photo credit: © US Air Force Photo / Alamy / Afripics
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