18-12-2016 16:00 via theverge.com

Watch ULA launch its final Atlas V rocket of 2016

This afternoon, the United Launch Alliance is set to launch its final rocket of 2016 — an Atlas V tasked with sending a communications satellite into orbit. If successful, it will wrap up 12 launches for ULA this year, and 115 for the company since it was formed nearly a decade ago.
The satellite going up today is called EchoStar 19
The satellite going up today is called EchoStar 19, which will be used by HughesNet to beam high-speed internet to homes and businesses in North America. To do
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