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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. - Another Solid Rocket Booster arrives at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. It will be mated with a Boeing Delta II rocket for the launch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA-N) spacecraft. Launch of NOAA-N aboard the Boeing Delta II rocket is currently scheduled for May 11, 2005. NOAA-N is the fourth in the series of support dedicated microwave instruments for the generation of temperature, moisture, surface, and hydrological products in cloudy regions where visible and infrared (IR) instruments have decreased capability.
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January 17, 2005
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