Photos: Liftoff of Atlas 5 from California

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket departs Vandenberg Air Force Base today at 10:30 a.m. local time (1:30 p.m. EST; 1830 GMT) to deliver the commercial WorldView 4 Earth-imaging satellite into polar orbit for DigitalGlobe.

Credit: Gene Blevins / LA Daily News

Atlas 5 Launch WV4

Atlas 5 Launch WV4

Atlas 5 Launch WV4

Atlas 5 Launch WV4

Atlas 5 Launch WV4

Atlas 5 Launch WV4

Atlas 5 Launch WV4

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