Last second launch sends Atlas V skyward

Firing at the last second of their preset window, United Launch Alliance launched the Atlas V rocket, designated AV-049, from Cape Canaveral Sept. 16, 2014, deploying a satellite thousands of miles above Earth. Lightening and heavy cloud cover delayed the liftoff nearly two and a half hours but couldn't stop this mission from carrying a QuikScat Earth payload, called CLIO for an undisclosed agency of the United States government, into orbit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Julie Briden-Garcia)

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