Alaska rocket satellite set for September

A research satellite is set to be launched from the Kodiak Launch Complex on Sept. 27. The Kodiak Daily Mirror says (http://bit.ly/rlgqB3 ) the satellite is a Naval Research Laboratory project that has been in the works for several years. Naval Research Laboratory spokesman Tim Duffy says the satellite is smaller than a typical military satellite, weighing in at just under 1,000 pounds. Duffy says the satellite is designed to be effective at high latitudes and in mountains, unlike most satellite communications systems. More

(Source: Houston Chronicle - Aug 29)