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		Rocket: Atlas 5 (AV-015) Payload: NROL-24 Date: Dec. 10, 2007 Time: 5:05 p.m. EST (2205 GMT) Site: Complex 41, Cape Canaveral, Florida Broadcast: G26, Transp. 14, C-band, 93° West Mission Status Center Atlas archive

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Atlas 5 rocket launches on secret satellite mission
Posted: December 10, 2007

The Atlas 5 rocket launches at 5:05 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 on a mission to deliver into orbit a classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office.

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