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Photos: Atlas 5 blasts off with U.S. Air Force communications payload
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket took off from Cape Canaveral on Aug. 8 with the U.S. Air Force's fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellite, the second launch from Florida's Coast in a span of less than 35 hours.
Atlas 5 launch adds to U.S. military’s secure communications satellite network
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket fired into space Thursday from Cape Canaveral with a $1.1 billion U.S. Air Force communications satellite, delivering fresh capacity for the military's voice, video and data relay networks.
Photos: Atlas 5 paints the sky with spectacular sunrise launch
Skywatchers and early risers across Florida enjoyed dazzling views of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket climbing into space Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral with a U.S. military communications satellite.
Atlas 5 launches AEHF 5 as seen from Kennedy Space Center (members only)
An Atlas 5 lifts off at dawn creating a spectacular sky show as it races toward orbit carrying the fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF 5) communications satellite for the U.S. Air Force.
VideoAtlas 5 launch timeline on the AEHF 5 mission
A United Launch Atlas 5 rocket is set to launch the U.S. Air Force's fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellite from Cape Canaveral. This timeline shows the major mission events planned over a nearly six-hour flight to an optimized geostationary transfer orbit.
Photos: Atlas 5 rocket rolls out to launch pad 41
Set to fly in its most powerful configuration with five solid rocket boosters, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket rolled out to Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 launch pad Tuesday in preparation for a planned blastoff two days later with a U.S. military communications satellite.
Photos: AEHF 5 satellite encapsulated for launch
The U.S. Air Force's fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite, designed for secure, jam-resistant communications, is set for launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket. These photos show the AEHF 5 satellite during encapsulation inside the Atlas 5's payload shroud.
Video: Atlas 5 rolls out to launch pad with the Air Force’s AEHF 5 comsat (members only)
Spaceflight Now Members can watch a time-lapse replay of the Atlas 5 rocket's rollout to pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station before the launch of the U.S. Air Force's AEHF 5 communications satellite.
VideoLive coverage: Atlas 5 rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral
United Launch Alliance teams at Cape Canaveral launched an Atlas 5 rocket at 6:13 a.m. EDT (1013 GMT) Thursday with the U.S. Air Force's fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellite. The AEHF 5 satellite will join a network of geostationary relay stations providing secure, jam-resistant video, voice and data links for the U.S. military.
Air Force’s Cape Canaveral commander excited for two launches in less than 36 hours
U.S. Air Force officials signed off Monday on a plan for SpaceX and United Launch Alliance, rivals in the launch services market, to fire off Falcon 9 and Atlas 5 rockets from neighboring launch pads at Cape Canaveral on Tuesday evening and Thursday morning.