CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The engines ignite under the United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket at Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-K, TDRS-K, began its journey to orbit at 8 48 EST. The TDRS-K spacecraft is part of the next-generation series in the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System, a constellation of space-based communication satellites providing tracking, telemetry, command and high-bandwidth data return services.

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