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On December 2, 1997, the first stage booster for the Atlas IIA AC-109 launch arrived at Cape Canaveral Air Station's Skid Strip. The video shows the cargo plane's arrival and booster unloading.
AC-109 launched on January 29, 1998 from Launch Pad 36A with the USA-137 (NROL-5/SDS) "Capricorn" military communications satellite.
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On December 2, 1997, the first stage booster for the Atlas IIA AC-109 launch arrived at Cape Canaveral Air Station's Skid Strip. The video shows the cargo plane's arrival and booster unloading.
AC-109 launched on January 29, 1998 from Launch Pad 36A with the USA-137 (NROL-5/SDS) "Capricorn" military communications satellite.
Visit our web site at www.afspacemuseum.org. We're on Twitter at @afspacemuseum.
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