NASA launches communications satellite
Posted: Jan 31, 2013 9:46 AM EDT | Updated: Nov 5, 2014 5:32 PM EDT
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA launched an Alliance Atlas rocket from its launch pad in Florida with a communications satellite.
The launch is part of the organization's tracking and date relay satellite program.
The satellite will provide NASA with 24-hour worldwide communication for the International Space Station and other orbiting space craft.