Tag: AEHF
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Air Force’s Cape Canaveral commander excited for two launches in less than 36 hours
File photo of a Falcon 9 rocket taking off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Credit: SpaceX U.S. Air Force officials signed off Monday on a plan for SpaceX and United Launch Alliance, rivals in the launch services market, to fire off Falcon 9 and Atlas 5 rockets from neighboring launch pads…
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Two launches on tap from Florida’s Space Coast this week
A test-firing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday evening kicked up a cloud of exhaust at Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad. SpaceX conducted another test-firing Saturday night after replacing a valve. Credit: Spaceflight Now SpaceX test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral on Saturday evening, clearing the way for a delayed liftoff…
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ULA begins stacking Atlas 5 rocket for late June launch
The first stage of ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket arrives at Cape Canaveral’s Complex 41 launch pad Friday. Credit: United Launch Alliance The bronze first stage of United Launch Alliance’s next Atlas 5 rocket arrived at its Cape Canaveral launch pad Friday, where it will be joined by five solid-fueled boosters, a Centaur upper stage and…
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Atlas 5 rocket, U.S. Air Force satellite arrive at Cape Canaveral for June launch
The first stage of ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket is unloaded from the Mariner transport ship after arriving at Cape Canaveral on April 21. Credit: United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket hardware and a U.S. Air Force communications satellite have arrived at Cape Canaveral for United Launch Alliance’s next mission, scheduled for liftoff June 27. The…
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Photos: Atlas 5 rocket lifts off with Air Force’s AEHF 4 satellite
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket fired into the night sky over Cape Canaveral just after midnight Wednesday, carrying the U.S. Air Force’s fourth AEHF communications satellite designed to enable secure voice, video and data links between U.S. and allied forces. The 197-foot-tall (60-meter) rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 41 launch pad…
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Video: Atlas 5 rocket blasts off with AEHF 4 satellite
The U.S. Air Force’s fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency spacecraft launched Wednesday from Cape Canaveral on top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, expanding the reach of the military’s most secure, jam-resistant satellite communications network. The 197-foot-tall (60-meter) Atlas 5 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 41 launch pad at 12:15 a.m.…
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Air Force’s fourth AEHF communications satellite successfully launched from Florida
An Atlas 5 rocket carrying the U.S. Air Force’s fourth AEHF secure communications satellite lifts off at 12:15 a.m. EDT (0415 GMT) Wednesday from Cape Canaveral. Credit: United Launch Alliance A $1.8 billion U.S. Air Force communications satellite rode a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket into orbit Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, joining three similar…
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Launch timeline for Atlas 5’s AEHF 4 mission
A United Launch Atlas 5 rocket is set to launch the U.S. Air Force’s fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellite from Cape Canaveral. This timeline shows the major mission events planned over a three-and-a-half-hour flight to an optimized geostationary transfer orbit. The 197-foot-tall (60-meter) rocket, propelled by an RD-180 main engine and five solid…
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Photos: Atlas 5 rocket transferred to launch pad in Florida
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated with rollout photos. The Atlas 5 rocket set for launch with the U.S. Air Force’s fourth AEHF communications satellite. Credit: United Launch Alliance A day-and-a-half before its liftoff with a U.S. Air Force communications satellite, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket rolled out to its launch pad at Cape Canaveral on…
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Air Force releases new target dates for upcoming military launches
File photo of a Delta 4-Heavy rocket on its launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Credit: United Launch Alliance Managers have pushed back the next flight of United Launch Alliance’s Delta 4-Heavy rocket from a launch pad in California until no sooner than early December, and the first launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy…