Atlas IIA orbits ninth UHF Follow-On satellite for U.S. Navy
A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA vehicle orbited the U.S. Navy's ninth UHF Follow-On communications satellite early yesterday after a 24-hour weather delay. Liftoff of the Atlas came at 3:19 a.m. EDT, and the satellite reached its transfer orbit 27 minutes later. The mission cost about $200 million, Navy...
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