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  • Atlas 5 rocket awarded commercial launch for EchoStar

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    File photo of Atlas 5-431 rocket. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — A powerhouse Internet-from-space communications satellite will be launched from the Cape next year atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, officials announced Wednesday. The commercial EchoStar 19 spacecraft is targeting a late 2016 launch aboard an Atlas 5 rocket flying in its 431…