Atlas IIAS orbits Spain's Hispasat 1C spacecraft

An Atlas IIAS rocket orbited the Hispasat 1C commercial communications satellite Thursday, marking the second flight for the Lockheed Martin launch vehicle so far this year. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla., came at 6:20 p.m. EST Thursday, and the three-ton satellite built by France's...

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