ULA announces Election Day launch of Atlas V rocket

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The United Launch Alliance (ULA) will launch its Atlas V rocket on Election Day.

They announced the launch on Monday morning. The rocket will carry the NROL101 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. 

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The launch window on November 3rd, which is also Election Day, will open at 5:30 p.m. and closes at 8:10 p.m. EST. It will take off from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

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