A McDonnell Douglas Delta II space lift vehicle sits poised on launch pad 17B at Cape Canaveral Air Station ready to carry the Global Positioning System Satellite II-25 into orbit

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Delta II First stage lift for THEMIS payload at complex 17B

A McDonnell Douglas Delta II space lift vehicle sits poised on launch pad 17B at Cape Canaveral Air Station ready to carry the Global Positioning System Satellite II-25 into orbit

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

State: Florida (FL)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Rvits Still Image Laboratory

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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27/03/1996

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Location

Cape Canveral Air Force Station, Florida

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The U.S. National Archives

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https://catalog.archives.gov/

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