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Classified satellite launched from California base (AP)

11:46pm GMT, Thursday, 20 January 2011

In this Thur. Jan.20, 2011 photo released by United Launch Alliance showing the Delta IV Heavy Launch Vehicle sits on the launch pad in preparation for it's launch Thursday,  Jan. 20,2011, at Vandenberg Airforce Base, in Vandenberg, Calif. The classified national security payload is scheduled to be lofted into orbit by the largest rocket ever launched on the West Coast. (AP Photo/United Launch Alliance, Pat Corkery)      ** NO SALES **AP - The largest rocket ever launched from the West Coast blasted off Thursday with a classified defense satellite on board.



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