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Sunday, December 14, 2014

Defense satellite launches from California coast


A U.S. defense satellite launched from California’s central coast after weather delays caused by a major storm that drenched the state.

An unmanned Atlas V rocket carrying a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office blasted from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 7:19 p.m. Friday and lit the dark, cloudy sky.

A storm that brought rain, heavy clouds and gusty winds through California delayed the launch on Thursday.

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