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    20 June 2012| last updated at 09:41PM

    Rocket blasts off with secret US spy satellite



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    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: The Air Force has launched a rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying a top-secret satellite for the United States.

     

    The unmanned Atlas V rocket lifted off Wednesday morning. On board was a satellite belonging to the National Reconnaissance Office.  
     
    The office declined for security reasons to provide any details of the satellite, its mission or even whether it reached orbit.  
     
    A launch attempt Monday was foiled by a problem with the environmental control system at the pad. -- AP

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