"CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket successfully launched the Air Force's second Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite into orbit at 8:31 p.m. EDT, today. WGS-2 joins the service's first WGS satellite, which also launched on an Atlas V Oct. 10, 2007. Today's launch, along with WGS-1, took place from Space Launch Complex 41. The WGS system will significantly increase the communications capabilities for troops in the field."
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