English: STS-36 Atlantis, OV-104, lifts off from KSC LC Pad 39A into darkness.
STS-36 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lift off sequence is captured at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A from just after solid rocket boosters (SRBs) / shuttle main engines (SSMEs) firings through launch tower clearance. As OV-104, atop the external tank (ET) and flanked by two SRBs, rises above the mobile launcher platform a huge exhaust cloud is produced filling the surrounding area. The SRB/SSME glow highlights the launch tower's fixed service structure (FSS) and retracted rotating service structure (RSS) and is reflected in a near by waterway.
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