Rocket blasts off with NASA magnetic field probes

Updated: 2015-03-13 15:02



CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.- An Atlas 5 rocket blasted off from Florida on Thursday with a quartet of NASA science satellites designed to map bursts of energy and charged particles triggered by criss-crossing magnetic fields around Earth.


Perched atop the rocket were four identical satellites designed to fly in a pyramid formation high around Earth. The probes were successfully delivered into their initial orbits less than two hours after launch.




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