CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - An unmanned Atlas 5 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday to deliver the second member of an advanced US military communications satellite network into orbit.
The 197-foot (60-metre) tall rocket, built by United Launch Alliance, blasted off its seaside launch pad at 2:42 p.m. EDT, piercing partly cloudy skies as it headed into orbit.
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The satellite, built by Lockheed Martin Corp, is part of a planned four-member constellation designed to provide global, high-speed, secure and jam-resistant communications for the US military and international partners from the United Kingdom, Canada and the Netherlands.
