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U.S. Space Force Launches STP-3 Mission from Cape Canaveral

U.S. Space Force Launches STP-3 Mission from Cape Canaveral
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches with the Department of Defense’s Space Test Program 3 (STP-3) mission from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Dec. 7 (NASA Photo)

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Test Program-3 (STP-3) mission got spaceborne in the early morning hours of Dec. 7 after a 5:19 a.m. launch aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocketfrom Cape Canaveral Space Station's Space Launch Complex-41. ULA is a partnership between Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Boeing [BA]. Northrop Grumman's [NOC] Space Test Program Satellite (STPSat)-6, the primary mission satellite, is carrying nine payloads, including the Department of Energy's and National Nuclear Administration's Space and Atmospheric…

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