2013-011

Atlas-5/401

US



The encapsulated payload was hoisted atop the rocket in the Vertical Integration Facility to gives the Atlas 5 an overall height of 189 feet.

Photo Credit: United Launch Alliance


Riding the rails at Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 on Monday morning, United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket was transported from its assembly building to the pad.

Photo Credit: United Launch Alliance



Launch - Photo Credit: James Murati/Bionetics Photo Services

Launch - Photo Credit: Walter Scriptunas II / Spaceflight Now


Launch vehicle: Atlas-5/401
Launch vehicle ID: AV-037
Payload: SBIRGEO 2
Launch date: 19 March 2013
Launch site: CC, SLC-41


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