Jacques van Oene
February 1st 05, 06:11 PM
ILS To Launch NRO Payload On Atlas III
Final Launch from Canaveral's Pad 36
MEDIA ADVISORY
Payload: National security payload, designated NROL-23
Launch Vehicle: Atlas III, designated AC-206
Height: 170.2 feet (51.9 meters)
Fairing: 14 ft (4.2 m) diameter aluminum
Launch Date: Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005
Launch Time: 2:41 a.m. EST (7:41 GMT)
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Launch Complex 36, Pad B
Customer: National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, Va.
Launch Vehicle Manufacturer: Atlas vehicle and Centaur upper stage built by
Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver, Colo.; San Diego, Calif.; and
Harlingen, Texas.
Launch Services Provider: International Launch Services, McLean, Va.
Satellite Use: National security
Mission Profile: Standard parking ascent trajectory with two Centaur burn
phases to place the NRO spacecraft into a transfer orbit.
Spacecraft Separation: Approximately 79 minutes after liftoff.
ILS Mission Statistics:
1st ILS mission on Atlas this year
7th NRO mission overall on Atlas
6th and final mission for Atlas III
Final launch from Space Launch Complex 36
Atlas III series has perfect record
Atlas overall has 100% success in 74 consecutive flights
NEWS MEDIA ACTIVITIES
All times are EST
There will be no pre-launch media briefing.
Remote Camera Set-up: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2. Accredited photographers
should meet at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Pass & ID for escort to
Complex 36.
Tower Rollback Access is limited; reservations required.
Photo Opportunity: RSVP with Julie Andrews, Lockheed Martin, 321-853-1567.
Meet at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Pass & ID for escort to Complex 36,
11 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2.
Launch Viewing: 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 3. News media should meet at CCAFS
Pass & ID parking lot for escort to Press Site 1.
Special Event Video Opportunity: Approximately 20 minutes after liftoff,
Lockheed Martin will begin a ceremony to shut down Launch Complex 36,
including a dramatic turning off of the lights. This will be included in the
launch broadcast.
Live Broadcast: AMC-4, transponder 17/C-band, located at 101 degrees West;
downlink 4040 MHz/vertical.
Test signals begin about 2 a.m.
More Information: General mission information and webcast of the mission
will be available on the ILS web site at www.ilslaunch.com. Launch status
updates will be available on the ILS U.S. domestic Launch Hotline at
1-800-852-4980.
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CONTACTS: Fran Slimmer, ILS, McLean, Va.,1-571-633-7462; mobile:
1-646-229-4801; Cape Canaveral, 1-321-476-5283;
Julie Andrews, Lockheed Martin, Cape Canaveral, Fla., 1-321-853-1567;
mobile: 1-321-750-1000; @lmco.com">julie.c
@lmco.com
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
Final Launch from Canaveral's Pad 36
MEDIA ADVISORY
Payload: National security payload, designated NROL-23
Launch Vehicle: Atlas III, designated AC-206
Height: 170.2 feet (51.9 meters)
Fairing: 14 ft (4.2 m) diameter aluminum
Launch Date: Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005
Launch Time: 2:41 a.m. EST (7:41 GMT)
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Launch Complex 36, Pad B
Customer: National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, Va.
Launch Vehicle Manufacturer: Atlas vehicle and Centaur upper stage built by
Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver, Colo.; San Diego, Calif.; and
Harlingen, Texas.
Launch Services Provider: International Launch Services, McLean, Va.
Satellite Use: National security
Mission Profile: Standard parking ascent trajectory with two Centaur burn
phases to place the NRO spacecraft into a transfer orbit.
Spacecraft Separation: Approximately 79 minutes after liftoff.
ILS Mission Statistics:
1st ILS mission on Atlas this year
7th NRO mission overall on Atlas
6th and final mission for Atlas III
Final launch from Space Launch Complex 36
Atlas III series has perfect record
Atlas overall has 100% success in 74 consecutive flights
NEWS MEDIA ACTIVITIES
All times are EST
There will be no pre-launch media briefing.
Remote Camera Set-up: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2. Accredited photographers
should meet at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Pass & ID for escort to
Complex 36.
Tower Rollback Access is limited; reservations required.
Photo Opportunity: RSVP with Julie Andrews, Lockheed Martin, 321-853-1567.
Meet at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Pass & ID for escort to Complex 36,
11 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2.
Launch Viewing: 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 3. News media should meet at CCAFS
Pass & ID parking lot for escort to Press Site 1.
Special Event Video Opportunity: Approximately 20 minutes after liftoff,
Lockheed Martin will begin a ceremony to shut down Launch Complex 36,
including a dramatic turning off of the lights. This will be included in the
launch broadcast.
Live Broadcast: AMC-4, transponder 17/C-band, located at 101 degrees West;
downlink 4040 MHz/vertical.
Test signals begin about 2 a.m.
More Information: General mission information and webcast of the mission
will be available on the ILS web site at www.ilslaunch.com. Launch status
updates will be available on the ILS U.S. domestic Launch Hotline at
1-800-852-4980.
# # #
CONTACTS: Fran Slimmer, ILS, McLean, Va.,1-571-633-7462; mobile:
1-646-229-4801; Cape Canaveral, 1-321-476-5283;
Julie Andrews, Lockheed Martin, Cape Canaveral, Fla., 1-321-853-1567;
mobile: 1-321-750-1000; @lmco.com">julie.c
@lmco.com
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info