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Photos: Atlas 5 rolls out for Friday launch to GPS constellation

February 4, 2016 Justin Ray

The Atlas 5 rocket emerges from the Vertical Integration Facility for rollout to Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral in preparation to launch GPS 2F-12 satellite on Friday at 8:38 a.m. EST.

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