United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the third Advanced Extremely
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the third Advanced Extremely
High Frequency (AEHF-3) satellite for the United States Air Force lifted off
from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 4:10 a.m.
EDT Wednesday. The AEHF constellation is a joint-service satellite
communications system that will provide survivable, global, secure, protected
and jam-resistant communications for high-priority military ground, sea and
air assets. (ULA Photo/Pat Corkery)