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Navy’s Newest Tactical Satellite Launched

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The first of the Navy’s next generation of narrowband tactical satellites launched into space on Friday after poor weather forced a delay of more than a week. The Mobile User Objective Satellite (MUOS) was carried into space aboard an Atlas V rocket that lifted off from Cape Canaveral shortly after 5 p.m. EST. United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Boeing [BA], executed the launch. It was originally scheduled to lift off on Feb 16. The…

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