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Liftoff of the Kepler spacecraft aboard a Delta II rocket

STSS Demonstrators Program
Launch Date: Sept. 15
Launch Window: 8 p.m. - 9 p.m. EDT

To be launched by NASA for the Missile Defense Agency.

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NASA Rocket Launch Information

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This fact sheet provides an overview of Kennedy's role in the Launch Services Program, the vehicle fleet and some of the program's historic missions.
Expendable Launch Vehicle Mission Archives

Here you'll find all the details about the missions that have already launched this year and in years past.
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