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Atlas V rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A United Launch Alliance rocket blasted off Tuesday morning from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

The rocket is carrying Orbital ATK’s OA-7 Cygnus spacecraft during the initial leg of its cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station.

See the launch below:

The cargo ship holds more than 7,600 pounds of gear, the most ever taken up on one mission.

The rocket launched at 11:11 a.m.

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