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US air force launches telecom satellite

Washington: A Delta IV rocket has successfully launched a Wideband Global SATCOM 5 satellite of the US Air Force from Cape Canaveral.

The satellite, which costs USD 342 million and weighs almost 6,000 kg, is the fifth installment in a high capacity communications system co-developed by US and Australian defence agencies. It can transmit data at a bandwidth of 3.6 gigabytes per second.

The first launch in the project was conducted in 2007. One more satellite in the system is due to launch in August, and four more are in the works.

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