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Launch!
 The Lockheed Martin Atlas 2AS rocket launches from Cape Canaveral carryin the AMC-11 communications satellite. (4min 30sec file)
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Tower camera
 A camera mounted on the launch pad's umbilical tower captures this dramatic view of the Atlas 2AS rocket blasting off. (15sec file)
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Spacecraft deployed
 The AMC-11 cable television satellite is successfully deployed from the Centaur upper stage to complete the launch. (25sec file)
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Post-launch speeches
 Officials make celebratory speeches in the launch control center following the deployment of AMC-11 aboard the Atlas rocket. (2min 24sec file)
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Launch preparations
 Pre-launch preparations for the AMC-11 satellite and Atlas rocket are narrated in this video package. (1min 08sec file)
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News conference
 Mission officials hold the pre-launch news conference in Cape Canaveral on Tuesday, May 18 to preview the launch of AMC-11. (31min 12sec file)
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Mission preview
 Preview the launch of Lockheed Martin's Atlas 2AS rocket carrying the AMC-11 communications satellite with this narrated animation package. (2min 39sec file)
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The AMC-11 satellite
 Learn more about the AMC-11 cable TV broadcasting satellite in this overview video. (2min 11sec file)
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The Payload
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The AMC-11 spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin, will relay cable television programming across the United States.
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BY JUSTIN RAY
Follow the countdown and launch of the Lockheed Martin Atlas 2AS rocket with the AMC-11 communications satellite. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission.
Read our earlier status center coverage.
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