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Atlas V rocket launches missile-detecting satellite for U.S. Space Force

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United Launch Alliance targets 6:29 a.m. EDT Thursday for a launch of an Atlas V rocket and Space Force payload. Weather is 80% "go" for the attempt. There is a chance for spectators to see a post-launch "jellyfish" caused by the rocket's exhaust plume.

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CBS News

Space Force early warning satellite launched into orbit atop ULA Atlas 5 rocket

The $1.2 billion SBIRS satellite is the sixth and final member of a space-based fleet of infrared early warning stations.

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Indian Express

United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket launched with US Space Force satellite

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Space

Atlas V rocket launches missile-detecting satellite for U.S. Space Force

The liftoff marks an end to the SBIRS development program and puts the satellite family in full operation.

2 years ago·United States

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Space News

ULA launches the last SBIRS U.S. Space Force missile warning satellite

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying a U.S. Space Force missile-warning satellite lifted off Aug. 4 at 6:29 a.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.The post ULA launches the last SBIRS U.S. Space Force missile warning satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.

2 years ago·Mojave, United States

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