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NROL-85 launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying National Reconnaissance Office mission (NROL-85) launches from Space Launch Complex-4 East April 17, 2022, at 6:13 a.m. PST, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. NROL-85 is the first NRO mission to reuse a SpaceX rocket booster, and is the second Falcon 9 launch procured through the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) contract to launch from the Western Range. (U.S. Space Force photo by Michael Peterson)

PHOTO BY: Michael Peterson
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CAMERA

NIKON D810

LENS

80.0-400.0 mm f/4.5-5.6

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/250

ISO

250

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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