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December 20, 2004

AMC-16 Successfully Launched From Cape Canaveral

Atlas V Appears To Have Performed Flawlessly

Against the pre-dawn sky from Cape Canaveral, the AMERICOM-16 satellite roared into space onboard an Atlas V launch vehicle from Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Saturday morning at 0707 Eastern Time. After 109 minutes, the spacecraft separated from the Centaur upper stage and was placed into geostationary transfer orbit. Initial signals were received from the satellite at 0941 ET.

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