Article: General Dynamics Atlas Rocket launches spacecraft. (Air Force/Navy spacecraft)

GENERAL DYNAMICS ATLAS ROCKET LAUNCHES SPACECRAFT

VANDENBERG AFB, Calif., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- a General Dynamics Atlas Rocket successfully launched a combined Air Force/Navy spacecraft today from Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

The launch marks 19 consecutive successes for Atlas from VAFB, the longest-running string of successful launches in the world today. The Atlas is produced by the General Dynamics Space Systems division in San Diego, and launched by a team of U.S. Air Force and Space Systems personnel.

The combined Air Force/Navy payload, called "STACKSAT," is actually three small satellites containing ...

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