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VideoVideo: Liftoff of Atlas 5 rocket with Mexico’s Morelos 3
A replay of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launching Mexico's Morelos 3 communications satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Photos: Atlas 5 rolls out for launch
The Atlas 5 rocket emerges from the Vertical Integration Facility for rollout to Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral in preparation to launch Morelos 3 on Friday at 6:08 a.m. EDT.
Live coverage: Atlas 5 countdown and launch journal
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral at 6:28 a.m. EDT (1028 GMT) today to deploy the Mexican Morelos 3 mobile communications satellite.
Stats: ULA to mark milestone in powering payloads to space
United Launch Alliance, the incumbent leader in U.S. rocketry, goes for its 100th flight Friday, a milestone nine years in the making after eclectic missions to Mars, the moon and Jupiter, and deployments of commercial, military and reconnaissance spacecraft.
Photos: Assembling Atlas 5 rocket to launch Mexican satellite
Relive all of the steps to stack the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral's Vertical Integration Facility for the Morelos 3 satellite deployment mission.
Preview: Mexican communications reform counting on Atlas 5 rocket
Desperately needing a successful deployment to modernize the communications infrastructure for its citizens, Mexico is counting on the Atlas 5 rocket to safely launch a new satellite Friday.
Photos: Morelos 3 satellite wrapped up in Atlas nose cone
This photo gallery shows the Mexican Morelos 3 communications satellite being encapsulated in the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket’s payload fairing for the planned Oct. 2 liftoff.
Mexican communications satellite put aboard Atlas 5 rocket for launch
A 12,000-pound Mexican mobile communications satellite was hoisted atop its Atlas 5 rocket today as crews finished assembling the vehicle for United Launch Alliance's 100th liftoff next week.
Commercial Atlas 5 rocket stacking begins for Mexican launch
Assembly of a 19-story Atlas rocket started today for a commercial launch next month to aid Mexico's telecommunications reform aimed at economic growth and the betterment of its societal welfare.
Photos: More Atlas 5 launch shots
Another batch of Atlas 5 rocket launch photos from Wednesday's flight for the U.S. Navy carrying the Mobile User Objective System spacecraft.