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Atlas 5 rocket carrying three onboard video cameras BY JUSTIN RAY SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: July 15, 2003 Three video cameras are mounted aboard the Atlas 5 rocket to give engineers live views of critical events during Thursday's launch sequence.
"If we get the video coverage during the separation events, it is valuable information to have. It is not absolutely necessary. We have other instrumentation onboard the vehicle, the solids...and all the information we are able to get from the payload fairing during the first second of separation." The available launch window extends from 7:20 to 9:00 p.m. EDT (2320-0100 GMT) each day. The cameras are supplied by Ecliptic Enterprises of Pasadena, California. Thursday's mission will mark the fourth time onboard video cameras have flown on Atlas rockets since 2000. The maiden flight of Atlas 3, a classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office using an Atlas 2AS and the first Atlas 5 have carried cameras.
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Flight data file Vehicle: Atlas 5 (AV-003) Payload: Rainbow 1 Launch date: July 17, 2003 Launch window: 7:20-9:00 p.m. EDT (2320-0100 GMT) Launch site: Complex 41, Cape Canaveral AFS, Florida Satellite broadcast: AMC 1, Transponder 17, C-band Pre-launch briefing Mission preview - Our story examining the new 500-series version of Atlas 5. SRB retrieval - Our story looking at the plan to recover the Atlas 5's solid rocket boosters. Onboard cameras - A preview of what three video cameras on the rocket should see. Weather forecast - The latest forecast for launch day conditions. Launch hazard area - A map of the restricted area during liftoff. Ground track - See the trajectory the rocket will follow during its flight. Orbit insertion - Illustration of Hellas Sat's trek to geostationary orbit. Complex 41 - A tour of the Atlas 5 launch site and description of the "clean pad" concept. Atlas index - A directory of our previous Atlas launch coverage. Mars DVD Explore the Red Planet from the comfort of your home with this interactive DVD. Includes 3D glasses for viewing three-dimensional images of Mars.Apollo 11 special patch Special collectors' patch marking the 35th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing is now available.U.S. - U.K. - E.U. - Worldwide Inside Apollo mission control
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