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NASA Satellite on Its Way to Space

NASA's OCO-2 satellite launched from Vandenberg AFB shortly before 3 am this morning, turning south over the Santa Barbara Channel as it headed out to space. 
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NASA’s OCO-2 satellite launched from Vandenberg AFB shortly before 3 am this morning, turning south over the Santa Barbara Channel as it headed out to space.

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  1. Thanks everyone!  I just found the launch timeline and figured out exactly what's happening in this photo within the span of seconds covered by this shot:

    3:01 a.m. local (6:01 a.m. EDT; 1001 GMT)
    T+plus 4 minutes, 39 seconds. MECO. The first stage main engine cutoff is confirmed and the spent stage has been jettisoned.

    T+plus 4 minutes, 44 seconds. The Delta's second stage has ignited! The engine is up and running.

    T+plus 4 minutes, 51 seconds. The rocket's nose cone enclosing the satellite payload has been jettisoned.

    http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d367/status.html

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