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Air Force Orbits Satellite

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<i> Reuters</i>

A McDonnell Douglas Delta 2 rocket thundered into orbit Thursday carrying a $55-million Air Force navigation satellite.

The satellite was placed into a 12,000-mile circular orbit about 25 minutes after it left Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It is the second of a new generation of Global Positioning System satellites and will replace an aging satellite in orbit.

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