The next crew may stay aloft a full year, officials told Aviation Week.
Aviation Week for 11 May 1953 says the 701 rental charge was about $12,000 a month.
The magazine started publication in 1916 as Aviation Week and changed to its current title in 1960.
The 10 December 2012 issue of "Aviation Week" included a full flight test report and video.
Aviation Week ran that picture in last week's issue.
They can read it in Aviation Week before the end of the month anyway.
Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine first reported the test.
Aviation Week said the new satellite would be the first of at least nine such early-warning satellites the military intends to place in orbit.
His briefcase is often full of trade publications like Aviation Week.
On 2008-09-05, Aviation Week reported the first launch would be of optical imaging satellites.