Mysterious PAN Satellite Orbited in Flawless Launch

Credit: BEN COOPER/AW&ST
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V orbited the U.S. government’s classified “PAN” communications satellite following a picture-perfect countdown and launch Sept. 8 from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla. The Atlas V 401 rocket lifted off at the beginning of its launch window, at 5:35...

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