CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- America's most powerful unmanned rocket, the Titan 4, lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's launch pad 40 at 1:50 p.m. EST on Feb. 14 -- a Valentine's Day treat for everyone on Florida's Space Coast.

It's a sight that won't be repeated too many times. In fact, there are only two more Titan 4 rockets scheduled for blast off before the design is retired forever and the Air Force will rely completely on its stable of Atlas 5 and Delta 4 Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles.

The last Titan 4 from the Cape is targeted for launch this Fall, while the final Titan 4 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California is expected early in 2005.

Saturday's launch, dramatically captured in this image from a remote camera set up by Lockheed Martin's Pat Corkery, successfully carried a $250 million Defense Support Program missile warning satellite into geosynchronous orbit.

CREDIT: LOCKHEED MARTIN