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.
LIFTOFF! @ULALaunch’s #AtlasV rocket launches our newest comms satellite, @NASA_TDRS-M, enhancing our space network: https://t.co/mzKW5uDsTipic.twitter.com/qoxNbM5rEI
— NASA (@NASA) August 18, 2017
The #AtlasV carrying #TDRSM is now getting telemetry from the @NASA_TDRS spacecraft already in orbit. pic.twitter.com/LpTwQuLiP6
— NASA_LSP (@NASA_LSP) August 18, 2017
