Tuesday, June 3, 2014

U.S. sends spy satellite into space with Russian-powered Atlas 5 rocket

A super secret US spy satellite soared spectacularly to space this afternoon from Cape Canaveral atop a very powerful version of the Atlas V.

by John Tyburski
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The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office launched a United Launch Alliance-made Atlas V rocket carrying a spy satellite from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Thursday afternoon. As is nearly always the case with clandestine missions, little was revealed about this launch, the rocket’s payload, or the purpose of the mission… [Pending]

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