Rocket: Atlas 5
Variant: AV-531
Payload: AEHF 3
Date: Sept. 18, 2013
Window: 3:04-5:04 a.m. EDT (0704-0904 GMT)
Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral, Florida

Photos: Atlas 5 rollout

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By Stephen Clark and Justin Ray

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