After a 10-Day Delay, Delta 2 Rocket Lifts Off
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A Delta 2 rocket blasted off Saturday after a 10-day delay, carrying a satellite designed to relay cable television signals.
The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 3:45 p.m. PST, carrying the $130-million satellite for Hughes Communications.
The rocket had a new set of fuel-pressure sensors, which replaced a defective set that aborted the first launch attempt Feb. 9. Bad weather spoiled a second try Friday.
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