NRO data relay satellite launched from Cape Canaveral

A National Reconnaissance Office data relay spacecraft is enroute to geosynchronous orbit following a Dec. 5 launch from Cape Canaveral on an International Launch Services (ILS) Atlas IIAS. The Atlas-Centaur with four solid rocket strap-on boosters lifted off from Launch Complex 36A at 9:47 p.m. EST...

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