Rocket launches: SpaceX Falcon 9 + Russian Proton + Chinese Long March-11

** A SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully put a USAF GPS satellite into orbit today following several scrubs this past week:

[ Update: A view of the launch from outside the Cape by the team at  www.USLaunchReport.com:

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The launch took place at Cape Canaveral and caps a year with 21 successful launches for SpaceX.

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** A Russian Proton rocket with a Breeze M upper stage successfully placed a military communications satellite into orbit on Friday: Military communications satellite launched by Russian Proton rocket – Spaceflight Now

The launch took place at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Uzbekistan.

** A Chinese Long March-11 solid fuel rocket  also launched on Friday with the first Hongyun satellite intended for a constellation of satellites to provide broadband communications services.

The launch was from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

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