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Photos: Final ULA mission of the year blasts off successfully

December 18, 2016 Justin Ray

Marking United Launch Alliance’s 12th and last rocket flight in 2016, the Atlas 5 rocket departed Cape Canaveral on Sunday afternoon carrying EchoStar 19 to provide Internet connectivity across North America.

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