Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Ca. 11th Nov, 2016. A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket lifts off with WorldView 4 spacecraft into a sun-synchronous polar orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Friday.The liftoff comes nearly eight weeks after the Sept. 18 countdown, already in progress, was halted by a leaky fuel valve and then a wildfire broke out burning in a remote Vandenberg canyon south of the launch pad.It took nearly a week to contain the erratic and swift-moving blaze, which burned more than 12,500 acres. © ZUMA Press,

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Nov 11, 2016. Vandenberg AFB. CA. A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket lifts off with WorldView 4 spacecraft into a sun-synchronous polar orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Friday..The liftoff comes nearly eight weeks after the Sept. 18 countdown, already in progress, was halted by a leaky fuel valve and then a wildfire broke out burning in a remote Vandenberg canyon south of the launch pad...It took nearly a week to contain the erratic and swift-moving blaze, which burned more than 12, 500 acres. What sparked the fire remains under investigation...Although the launch pad was unharmed, the fire damaged the power and communications infrastructure at Vandenberg that has taken several weeks to repair. Photo by Gene BlevinsLA DailyNewsZumaPress (Credit Image: © Gene Blevins via ZUMA Wire)