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An United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket, on behalf of Boeing Launch Services, blasts off at 11:50.57 PDT (18:50.57 GMT) with the GeoEye-1 satellite from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, September 6, 2008. The successful launch concluded approximately 75 minutes later with signal acquisition from the satellite in its proper orbit. REUTERS/Carleton Bailie/The Boeing Company/Handout (UNITED STATES). NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.