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/ Published August 14, 2019
An Atlas V AEHF-5 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, Aug. 8, 2019. Previously, the Atlas V rocket launched Advanced Extremely High Frequency communication satellites from CCAFS in 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Taylor Nave)
People watch an Atlas V AEHF-5 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, Aug. 8, 2019. The 4th Space Operations Squadron located at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, will command and control the satellite once it completes on-orbit checkout. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dalton Williams)