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Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
The Delta II launch vehicle carrying the STEREO spacecraft hurtles through the smoke and steam after liftoff from Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Liftoff was at 8:52 p.m. EDT.
STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) is a two-year mission using two nearly identical observatories, one ahead of Earth in its orbit and the other trailing behind. The duo will provide 3-D measurements of the sun and its flow of energy, enabling scientists to study the nature of coronal mass ejections and why they happen.
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Launch Date:
October 25, 2006
Launch Vehicle:
Boeing Delta II 7925
Launch Pad:
Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral
Air Force Station, Fla.
Launch Time:
8:52 p.m. EDT
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