Laser comms demo satellite & Space Force payloads launched atop Altas V
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A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket launched the Space Test Program-3 (STP-3) mission on Dec. 7, 2021 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. [Full Story](https://www.space.com/atlas-v-rocket-launches-nasa-laser)
It was carrying a pair of demonstration satellites, including NASA's Laser Communications Relay Demonstration satellite and a National Nuclear Security Administration payload designed to detect the detonation of nuclear bombs from space.
Credit: ULA
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