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ULA set for Atlas V rocket launch of classified payload from Florida’s Space Coast

ULA set for Atlas V rocket launch of classified payload from Florida’s Space Coast (WFTV)

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — United Launch Alliance is counting down to an Atlas V rocket launch from Florida’s Space Coast.

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The launch window opens at 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday.

The mission is aiming to launch a classified payload into orbit from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

This will be the final national security launch for the Atlas V rocket as ULA is set to transition to the new Vulcan rocket for future missions.

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Channel 9 will monitor the planned launch and provide updates on Eyewitness News.

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