Atlas 5 rocket boosts Navy satellite / Onboard rocketcams dazzles

   NEWSALERT: Monday, February 27, 2011 @ 2005 GMT
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ROCKETCAMS OFFER DAZZLING VIEWS OF ATLAS 5 LAUNCH
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When the largest and most powerful Atlas rocket in history thundered to
space Friday, three onboard video cameras captured the stunning views of
what it's like to ride the vehicle off the launch pad and into orbit.

http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av030/rocketcams/

STILL PHOTOS FROM ROCKETCAMS:
http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av030/rocketcampix/


ATLAS 5 ROCKET NAVIGATES NEW NAVY SATELLITE INTO ORBIT
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Like erecting a cellular telephone tower 22,300 miles tall, the U.S.
Navy's first-of-its-kind mobile communications satellite rose high above
Earth Friday night to provide 3G voice, data and video services to
military troops on the move.

http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av030/

LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY:
http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av030/launch/

COMPLEX 41 PAD CAMERA:
http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av030/remote/

AS SEEN FROM PLAYALINDA BEACH:
http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av030/beach/


ESA INKS METEOSAT CONTRACT, ENDING PROCUREMENT TURMOIL
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The European Space Agency signed a nearly $1.8 billion contract Friday for
six geostationary weather satellites, selecting Thales Alenia Space to
lead an industry team building the next-generation spacecraft for launches
beginning in 2017.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1202/25esamtg/


BEIDOU NAVIGATION PAYLOAD LAUNCHED BY CHINESE ROCKET
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China launched another satellite Friday for the Beidou space-based
navigation network, continuing the system's expansion after it began trial
service in December.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1202/24longmarch/

LAUNCH PHOTOS:
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1202/24longmarch/photos/


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