Some thirty seconds after lift-off, a Titan II rocket makes it's way into the upper atmosphere above Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The rocket is carrying the first 5 of the 66 Iridium satellites that will make up the Iridium satellite constellation allowing people to communicate with anyone, anytime, anyplace on earth
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base
State: California (CA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Scott Wagers
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
04/04/1997
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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