Photos: AsiaSat 8 prepped for liftoff
BY STEPHEN CLARK
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: August 4, 2014
The AsiaSat 8 television broadcasting satellite is ready to ride a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into orbit from Cape Canaveral early Tuesday.
The 32-minute ride into space is set to begin at 1:25 a.m. EDT (0525 GMT) from Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad.
The photos below chronicle AsiaSat 8's journey to the launch pad, including its cross-country shipment from a factory at Space Systems/Loral in Palo Alto, Calif., arrival at the Cape, the prelaunch hotfire of the Falcon 9 rocket, and views of the launch pad on the eve of liftoff.
See our Mission Status Center for the latest news on the mission.
Photo credit: AsiaSat
Photo credit: AsiaSat
Photo credit: AsiaSat
Photo credit: AsiaSat
Photo credit: AsiaSat
Photo credit: AsiaSat
Photo credit: AsiaSat
Photo credit: AsiaSat
Photo credit: SpaceX
Photo credit: SpaceX
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