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Minuteman III launch

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Brilliant white nearly vertical line beginning to curve at top, against black sky. — Image via Alex Ustick.

The Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic test missile launched at 1:13 a.m. PDT (08:13 UTC) Wednesday, October 2, 2019, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, California.

Test launches like this one typically happen several times a year at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

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Eleanor Imster has helped write and edit EarthSky since 1995. She was an integral part of the award-winning EarthSky radio series almost since it began until it ended in 2013. She and her husband live in Tennessee, where they enjoy guitar playing and singing. They have 2 grown sons.