Atlas orbits Hughes satellite for Latin America
A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS launched a Hughes direct-broadcasting satellite Monday evening, placing the advanced spacecraft in a transfer orbit that will position it to begin serving homes in Latin America and the Caribbean by February. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla., came at 6:52 p...
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