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US defense weather satellite launched

By Washington Examiner
Published April 3, 2014 7:09pm ET
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US defense weather satellite launched
This image provided by the United Space Alliance shows the launch of a weather satellite, the Atlas V rocket carrying the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-19 spacecraft Thursday April 3, 2014, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The U.S. military weather satellite is headed for for a polar orbit. (AP Photo/ United Space Alliance, Bill Hartenstein) | Bill Hartenstein

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. military weather satellite was successfully launched into orbit early Thursday, the Air Force said.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the 19th Defense Meteorological Satellite Program spacecraft blasted off at 7:46 a.m. PDT and quickly rose into the cold, clear sky above the launch site on the Pacific coast about 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles.

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