Photos: Atlas 5 streaks into the night

The sophisticated U.S. Navy mobile communications satellite to launch Jan. 20 has been wrapped up in the Atlas 5 rocket’s nose cone for the holidays

This is the United Launch Alliance mission highlights reel for the Atlas 5 rocket with the MUOS 3 satellite for the U.S. Navy.

The massive U.S. Navy communications satellite launched from Cape Canaveral two weeks ago has completed prescribed maneuvers to reach geosynchronous orbit and successfully unfurled its umbrella-like antenna reflectors.