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Watch an Atlas V rocket launch a missile-warning satellite for the US military on Thursday
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Watch an Atlas V rocket launch a missile-warning satellite for the US military on Thursday

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is scheduled to launch two satellites for the U.S. military on Thursday (June 30), and you can watch the action live.

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A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is scheduled to launch two satellites for the U.S. military on Thursday (June 30), and you can watch the action live.

The Atlas V is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday during a two-hour window that opens at 6 p.m. EDT (2200 GMT). Watch it live here at Space.com, courtesy of ULA, or directly via the company (opens in new tab).

The mission, designated USSF-12, will loft two satellites to a parking orbit more than 22,000 miles (about 35,400 kilometers) above Earth, where the duo will spend at least three years perfecting new capabilities in support of national defense.