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Added on the 29/10/2014 19:02:11 - Copyright : Reuters EN
An Atlas V rocket, carrying a GPS satellite on board, successfully launches from Cape Canaveral, a day after an unmanned rocket exploded moments after liftoff in Virginia. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched a Delta IV rocket carrying the eighth satellite in the US Air Force’s Wideband Global Satcom system, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Wednesday evening. The WGS-8 Air Force communications satellite was successfully launched into orbit at 18:52 ET. WGS-8 satellites are constructed by Boeing, each spacecraft has a design lifespan of fourteen years.
US-based satellite company ViaSat is teaming up with Boeing to create and deliver three new satellites that will deliver high-speed internet to remote areas around the world. The partnership was announced yesterday, months before the company is scheduled to launch its previous generation satellite, ViaSat-2, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Cape Canaveral, Nov 13 (EFE / EPA) .-The United Launch Alliance Atlas V 531 rocket took off Friday from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida , with a classified payload.The spacecraft is participating in a mission to put a satellite into orbit for the US National Reconnaissance Office.(Camera: CJ GUNTHER)SHOT LIST: THE TAKE-OFF OF THE ATLAS V ROCKET FROM THE CABO CAÑAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION IN FLORIDA (US).
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