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		Rocket: Atlas 5 (AV-018) Payload: PAN Date: Sept. 8, 2009 Window: 5:35-7:44 p.m. EDT (2135-2344 GMT) Site: Complex 41, Cape Canaveral, Florida Broadcast: Galaxy 28, Transponder 15, C-band, 89° West Mission Status Center Launch events timeline Atlas archive

Atlas 5 rocket launches PAN payload

As viewed from Playalinda Beach north of the Complex 41 launch site, the Atlas 5 rocket blasts off carrying a secretive communications satellite built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. government. Liftoff occurred September 8 at 5:35 p.m. EDT.

Photo credit: Ben Cooper/Spaceflight Now

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