Delta II/GeoEye-1 launches from
 Vandenberg AFB. 


 Delta II launches with 4 SRB's from Vandenberg AFB. on Sept. 6, 2008.

 (Read more about this mission click here)


On the 1st try the Delta II/GeoEye-1  launches at 11:50:57am PDT.

(More launch photos below!)






































This photo was taken 3.3 miles from SLC-2 with a thick low cloud deck over the pad.




Just a few seconds later the Delta II bunches through the clouds!









T+20 seconds!




SRB separation at T-1:30.









An empty pad. Work starts for the next Delta II launch scheduled in October.



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