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US Space Force launches missile-detecting satellite into orbit
The U.S. Space Force launched a billion-dollar missile-warning satellite into orbit on Tuesday.
After a 24-hour delay due to a faulty temperature sensor in ground equipment, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket – with two small rideshare payloads – lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:37 p.m. ET.
The rocket used a Russian-built RD-180 main engine and strap-on solid-fuel boosters.
"Separation confirmed! The United Launch Alliance #AtlasV rocket has deployed the fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (#SBIRSGEO5) satellite to save lives through early warning missile detection," ULA announced in a tweet.
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