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Orbital ATK Launches NASA’s CYGNSS Spacecraft

Friday, December 16th, 2016

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Orbital ATK [OA] on Dec. 15 successfully launched NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) satellites, according to a company statement.Launch took place on Orbital ATK’s Pegasus air-launched rocket. For the first phase of the launch, CYGNSS and the Pegasus rocket were carried into the atmosphere beneath Orbital ATK’s Stargazer L-1011 carrier aircraft after liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The CYGNSS satellites were released from the aircraft at approximately 39,000 feet before the Pegasus motors ignited, carrying…

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