{"id":14043,"date":"2018-01-22T20:19:03","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T12:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-atlas-5-takes-off-with-sbirs-geo-flight-4\/"},"modified":"2018-01-22T20:19:03","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T12:19:03","slug":"photos-atlas-5-takes-off-with-sbirs-geo-flight-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-atlas-5-takes-off-with-sbirs-geo-flight-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Atlas 5 takes off with SBIRS GEO Flight 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Revisit Friday night\u2019s blastoff of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral with SBIRS GEO Flight 4, the fourth in an upgraded line of U.S. Air Force missile detection and warning satellites.<\/p>\n

The 189-foot-tall Atlas 5, fitted with a solid rocket booster for extra thrust, lifted off at 7:48 p.m. EST Friday (0048 GMT Saturday) from Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 41 launch pad.<\/p>\n

Read our full story for more details on the mission.<\/p>\n

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Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin Space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Jeff Spotts\/ULA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Jeff Spotts\/ULA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: ULA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: ULA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: ULA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: ULA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: ULA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: ULA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: ULA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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An Atlas 5 rocket streaks east from Cape Canaveral with the SBIRS GEO Flight 4 satellite in this long exposure photo. Credit: ULA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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