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Aug 8, 2013

US-Australian military communications satellite launched

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV launch vehcile lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, carrying a military communications satellite.
The rocket lifted off on 7 August, successfully lofting the sixth Wideband Global Satellite (WGS 6) into geosynchronous orbit.
The Delta IV flew in medium-plus configuration, with a single Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-68-powered core stage, four solid rocket boosters, and one Rocketdyne RL-10-powered upper stage.
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