The United States Air Force successfully launched a Titan IV/Centaur from launch complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida. The first Titan launch for 1996 lifted off at 7:37 p.m., EDT

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The United States Air Force successfully launched a Titan IV/Centaur from launch complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida. The first Titan launch for 1996 lifted off at 7:37 p.m., EDT

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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 Lab

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

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24/04/1996

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Cape Canveral Air Force Station, Florida

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The U.S. National Archives

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