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A Titan 4B rocket is set to launch into space Wednesday, marking the final flight of a Titan 4 rocket. Set to launch a classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaisance Office (NRO), the Titan 4B booster is set to liftoff from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base sometime between 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. EDT (1600-2000 GMT) on Oct. 19. The Titan 4 rocket family, built by Lockheed Martin, debuted in 1989. This week's flight, set to lift off from Space Launch Complex 4E, has been delayed since 2003. ============================================ Still America's most powerful unmanned booster -- at least for...

A Titan 4B rocket has launched from Cape Canaveral carrying a surveillance satellite used to detect missile launches and nuclear explosions. The powerful booster lifted off into cloudy skies at 1:50 p.m. EST (1850 GMT). Check our status center for updates on the rocket's climb to orbit.

A Lockheed Martin Titan 4B rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 12:29 a.m. EDT (0429 GMT), carrying a giant reconnaissance satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. Follow the rocket's climb to orbit in our mission status center.