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U S launches extra satellite for global defense network
A 4100 pound military satellite, fifth in the Fleet Satellite Communications network, lifted from Cape Canaveral at 4 16 a m EDT aboard an Atlas Centaur rocket. It will reach a transfer orbit and then a permanent position, boosting Navy Air Force and DoD communications for ships submarines aircraft and missile control centers.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
UPS
George Breton
Air Force
Navy
Department of Defense
John Newell
Pacific