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English: USS Observation Island (E-AG-154) during a test launch of the 28-foot test version of the Polaris submarine-launched ballistic missile. During launch, the missile is forced 70 feet above the deck by compressed air, after which its first stage engine is ignited.
Source http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/53/5323.htm (direct link)
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