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Space Force’s first official orbital mission begins

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Post date March 26, 2020
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AEHF-6 launch — United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket launches the AEHF-6 military communications satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. (ULA via YouTube)

The first satellite mission conducted under the name of the U.S. Space Force got underway today with the launch of the AEHF-6 military communications satellite atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket.

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Tags Atlas 5, Military, Space, Space Force, United Launch Alliance

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