Military Launches Multi-Use Satellite
From Times Wire Reports
The military launched a satellite to keep tabs on the weather and on solar storms and to help improve cellular phone communications.
The Coriolis satellite lifted off at 6:19 a.m. aboard a Titan II rocket, officials said. Nearly an hour later, officials reported the satellite successfully had separated from the booster and was communicating with ground stations on Earth.
The mission is expected to last three years.
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