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Delta II Delivers NASA's ICESat and CHIPSat to Space
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Jan. 12, 2003 -- A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket successfully launched the Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) and the Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer Satellite (CHIPSat) in a dual primary payload mission for NASA.
The Delta II lifted off at 4:45 p.m. PST from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., delivering both satellites to circular polar orbits.
Photo Credit: Boeing Photo - Thom Baur
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