Rocket: Atlas 5
Payload: Intelsat 14
Date: Nov. 23, 2009
Window: 12:50 to 2:20 a.m. EST
(0550-0720 GMT)
Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Feed: Galaxy 16, Transponder 10,
C-band, 99° West

Launch timeline

Ground track map

Mission Status Center

By Justin Ray

Welcome to Spaceflight Now's live coverage of the Atlas 5 rocket launching the Intelsat 14 commercial communications satellite. Text updates will appear automatically; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

The Atlas 5 rocket launches Intelsat 14.
See our photo galleries:
Pre-launch | pad cameras | press site
First rollout | Nighttime shots | Initial countdown

This commercial launch will deploy a
telecommunications spacecraft to serve
the Americas, Africa and Europe.

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