A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket roars away from launch complex 41 at Cape Canaveral carrying a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. Boosted by new Northrop Grumman-built solid rockets, the Atlas lifted off at 5:32 p.m. EST (2232 GMT) Friday, Nov. 13, 2020.
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