An RCA Satcom-3 communications satellite is launched aboard a Delta 150 launch vehicle from Complex 17

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An RCA Satcom-3 communications satellite is launched aboard a Delta 150 launch vehicle from Complex 17

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Cape Canaveral Air Force Base

State: Florida (FL)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Unknown

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

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Date

06/12/1979

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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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