New US military satellite launched into orbit

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CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. (AP) — An unmanned rocket has launched a new U.S. military satellite into orbit.

The Atlas V (five) rocket lifted off Tuesday afternoon from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying the second satellite of four planned in the Space-Based Infrared System.

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