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Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket lifts off with X-37B spaceplane

May 19, 2015 Justin Ray


(Launch webcast begins at 10:45 a.m. EDT)

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  • SpaceX launches 7.5-ton SiriusXM satellite as part of constellation refresh
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