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Virgin Orbit rocket launches seven US defense satellites

By Associated Press
Published July 2, 2022 12:20pm ET
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Virgin Orbit rocket launches seven US defense satellites
In a photo provided by NASA a United Launch Alliance Atlas V with TDRS-L atop, arrives at the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Air Force Station's Launch Complex 41. The unmanned rocket is set to blast off Thursday night, Jan. 23, 2014, with the latest, third-generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellite. (AP Photo/Daniel Casper ) | Daniel Casper

A Virgin Orbit rocket carrying seven Defense Department satellites was launched from a special Boeing 747 flying off the Southern California coast and streaked toward space Friday night.

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