10/28/11 ~ 2:48 a.m.
A Delta II rocket lifts off from SLC-2W at Vandenberg AFB, California (VAFB) with the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP; renamed the Suomi National Polar-orbiting
Partnership, or Suomi NPP) climate & weather satellite for NASA & NOAA.
Launch Photography by Ben Cooper | Read Copyright Notice