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Space

First Army Satellite In 50 Years In Space, Communicating

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Monday, December 20th, 2010

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By Ann Roosevelt The first Army nanosatellite achieved lift off from Launch Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Dec. 8 at 9:43 a.m. Eastern--the first Army-built satellite in more than 50 years, officials said. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC-ARSTRAT) is the Army lead for the SMDC-ONE nanosatellite program. The Space and Missile Defense Command-Operational Nanosatellite Effect, or SMDC-ONE, is a cube about nine inches long and weighs less than 10 pounds, John Cummings, a command…

Congress

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