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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A rocket launches into a deep blue sky leaving a bright orangish streak.

Rocket Launch

A rocket launches for a Space Force mission from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., Aug. 12, 2025. The satellites aboard the mission are bound for geosynchronous orbit 22,300 miles above the equator, where spacecraft take 24 hours to complete one orbit.

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