Rocket lifts off with US military communications satellite

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, May 25: An unmanned Delta 4 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday to put a multi-use, broadband communications satellite into orbit for the US military. The 66-meter tall rocket lifted off at 8:27 pm EDT (0557 IST Saturday), soaring southeast over the Atlantic Ocean as it headed into  orbit. (agencies)