Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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On December 8, 1997, an Atlas IIAS launched from Cape Canaveral's Launch Pad 36B. The payload was the PanAmSat Galaxy 8i communications satellite. The video shows multiple angles of the launch.

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