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NASA launches Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral

Posted at 4:23 AM, Aug 18, 2017
and last updated 2017-08-18 08:46:27-04

NASA has launched an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral on Friday morning. 

The launch occurred at 8:30 a.m., sending a tracking and data relay satellite orbiting 22,300 miles above Earth. 

The satellite will provide near-constant communication links between the ground and orbiting satellites, such as Hubble and the International Space Station.