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Mission Status Center BY JUSTIN RAY Follow the countdown to the maiden launch of Lockheed Martin's Atlas 5 rocket carrying the Eutelsat Hot Bird 6 direct-to-home TV broadcasting satellite. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission. Read our earlier status center coverage. |
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Pre-launch briefingAtlas 5 overview - Our story looking at a new era in American space rocketry. Launch timeline - A preview of the events to occur during the first Atlas 5 launch. The rocket - Technical story of the new Atlas 5 rocket family. Complex 41 - A tour of the Atlas 5 launch site and description of the "clean pad" concept. Dual ops - Current Atlas rocket models not going away for awhile. Hot Bird 6 - Learn more about the satellite cargo for the first Atlas 5 launch. The weather - A look at the challenges of forecasting the weather for Atlas 5. Atlas index - A directory of our previous Atlas launch coverage. Flight data file Vehicle: Atlas 5 (AV-001) Payload: Hot Bird 6 Launch date: August 21, 2002 Launch window: 6:05-7:34 p.m. EDT (2205-2334 GMT) Launch site: Complex 41, Cape Canaveral AFS, Florida Satellite broadcast: Galaxy 3, Transponder 1, C-band 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. U.S. STOREU.K. & WORLDWIDE STORE
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