An Atlas 5 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 7:07 a.m. EDT (1107 GMT) Saturday with the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellite for the U.S. Air Force. These photos were taken at a press viewing site approximately four miles from the launch pad.

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