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Discovery has reached a preliminary sub-orbital trajectory with a high point of 118 nautical miles and low point of 31 miles.
The Orbital Maneuvering System engines will be fired to raise the orbit to 123 by 105 nautical miles.


The shuttle Discovery rose into the sky on NASA's first nighttime space shuttle launch in four years Saturday, beginning a complex mission to rewire the space station.

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The space shuttle Discovery has lifted off from Cape Canaveral, the first night shuttle launch in four years.
Discovery launched at 2047 local time in Florida (0147 GMT on Sunday), two days after poor weather forced the cancellation of a planned lift-off.

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External tank jettisoned.

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Main engine cut-off

All systems nominal.

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The space shuttle Discovery has lifted off

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