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Minuteman III launch, April 2, 2008 |
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A Minuteman III missile was launched on a suborbital trajectory toward Kwajalein Atoll from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 1:01 A.M. on Wednesday, April 2, 2008.
197-second exposure of the ascent of the Minuteman III. ISO 200. Aperture f4
30-second exposure of the exhaust cloud left by the Minuteman III taken six minutes after launch. ISO 1600. Aperture f3.5
122-second exposure of the exhaust cloud left by the Minuteman III taken eight minutes after launch. The lights of an airplane may be seen at lower left over the W-532 Warning Area. ISO 1600. Aperture f4
Composite of the image above and the launch photo shows that the exhaust cloud was emitted late in the ascent of the missile.
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A Minuteman III missile was launched on a suborbital trajectory toward Kwajalein Atoll from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 1:01 A.M. on Wednesday, April 2.
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You can buy a 2008 calendar featuring my photographs of rocket launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Atlas IIAS/Terra, December 18, 1999
Delta II/Gravity Probe B, April 20, 2004
LGM-118 Peacekeeper, July 21, 2004
Minuteman III, August 25, 2005
Minuteman III, September 7, 2005
Titan IV/National Reconnaissance Office satellite, October 19, 2005
Delta II/CALIPSO Cloudsat, April 28, 2006
Delta IV/DMSP F17, November 4, 2006
Delta II/National Reconnaissance Office satellite, December 14, 2006
Delta II/COSMO-Skymed, May 7, 2007
Minotaur, August 23, 2007
Delta II/Worldview 1, September 18, 2007
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