Spaceflight Now: Atlas/Hispasat 1D Launch Report INDEX | NEWS | LAUNCH SCHEDULE | MISSION REPORT | FEATURES |STORE ![]() |
BY JUSTIN RAY![]() Follow the countdown and launch of the Lockheed Martin Atlas 2AS rocket carrying the Spanish Hispasat 1D communications satellite. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission. ![]() |
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Flight data file Vehicle: Atlas 2AS (AC-159) Payload: Hispasat 1D Launch date: Sept. 18, 2002 Launch window: 6:04-6:42 p.m. EDT (2204-2242 GMT) Launch site: SLC-36A, Cape Canaveral AFS, Florida Satellite broadcast: Telstar 5, Transponder 23, C-band ![]() Pre-launch briefing Launch timeline - Chart with times and descriptions of events to occur during the launch. ![]() Ground track - See the trajectory the rocket will follow during its flight. ![]() Atlas 2AS vehicle data - Overview of the rocket to be used in this launch. ![]() Hispasat 1D - Description of this Spanish telecommunications satellite. ![]() Atlas index - A directory of our previous Atlas launch coverage. ![]() ![]() Hubble Astronomy Now presents Hubble: the space telescope's view of the cosmos. A collection of the best images from the world’s premier space observatory. ![]() ![]() ![]() Bring a unique piece of space history to your living room. Two- and six-disc Apollo 15 DVDs are now shipping! ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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