NASA launches latest Earth-observing satellite

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — After a years-long delay, an Earth-observing satellite blasted into space early Friday on a dual mission to improve weather forecasts and monitor climate change.

A Delta 2 rocket carrying the NASA satellite lifted off shortly before 3 a.m. from the central California coast. The satellite separated from the rocket about an hour after launching, unfurled its solar panels and headed toward an orbit 500 miles above Earth.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/earth-observing-satellite-blasts-off-on-weather-climate-change-mission/2011/10/28/gIQApKOiOM_story.html