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GPS III SV02

2019/08/25 by terranovabay

The Solid Rocket Motors separate at 1 minute 40 seconds into the flight of the last single-core Delta IV rocket on 22 August 2019 delivering the second Global Positioning System (GPS) III spacecraft, “Magellan,” into orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Click to view the gallery of launch images.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Delta IV, Global Positioning System, GPS III SV02, Kennedy Space Center, Magellan, SLC 37, ULA, United Launch Alliance

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GPS III SV02 Magellan Preview

2019/08/22 by terranovabay

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket launches GPS III SV02 “Magellan” from SLC-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as seen from the LC-39 Observation Gantry at Kennedy Space Center at 9:06AM on 22 August 2019. More images of the launch to follow. Probably this weekend when I can find the time to work them.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Delta IV, Global Positioning System, GPS III SV02, Kennedy Space Center, Magellan, SLC 37, ULA, United Launch Alliance

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Counting down to Delta IV GPS III Magellan

2019/08/21 by terranovabay

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) rocket will deliver the second GPS III spacecraft, “Magellan,” to a medium earth orbit (MEO) for the U.S. Air Force Space & Missile Systems Center. Liftoff is planned to occur from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on 22 August 2019. SLC-37 is seen a couple of weeks before the launch with the Delta IV launch vehicle safely tucked away inside the Mobile Service Tower as seen from […]

Categories: Space Age Bulletins • Tags: ASOC, Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Delta IV, Delta IV rocket, Global Positioning System, GPS, GPS III SV02, Magellan, SLC 37, Space Launch Complex 37, ULA, United Launch Alliance

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AEHF-5 Streak Shot

2019/08/12 by terranovabay

A parting shot of AEHF-5 carried by its Atlas V rocket streaking off into orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in the early morning hours of 8 August 2019. Click to view the launch gallery.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Advanced Extremely High Frequency, AEHF-5, Air Force, Atlas V, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, ULA, ULA Social, United Launch Alliance

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AEHF-5

2019/08/11 by terranovabay

I participated in the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Social Media event featuring tours of ULA and Air Force facilities at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station culminating in the launch of an Atlas V rocket carrying AEHF-5, an advanced military communications satellite, into orbit on 8 August 2019. Click to view two pages of selected photos from the event.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Advanced Extremely High Frequency, AEHF-5, Air Force, Atlas V, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, ULA, ULA Social, United Launch Alliance

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ULA Social: AEHF-5

2019/08/07 by terranovabay

Over the next two days I have been invited to the United Launch Alliance Social touring ULA and Air Force facilities at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station culminating in the launch of an Atlas V rocket carrying AEHF-5 in support of our warfighters. Click to learn more about the AEHF-5 mission. More to come about this mission and the Social in the days to come.

Categories: Space Age Bulletins • Tags: AEHF-5, Atlas V, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, ULA, ULA Social, United Launch Alliance

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WGS-10

2019/03/18 by terranovabay

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket launched the 10th Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-10) satellite into orbit at 8:26 p.m. on 15 March 2019 from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. WGS-10 provides enhanced communication capabilities for the U.S. military compared with the previous satellites of the WGS constellation. Click to view my WGS-10 launch gallery.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Delta IV, Space Launch Complex 37, ULA, United Launch Alliance, WGS-10

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Bennu

2018/12/05 by terranovabay

After launching on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on 8 September 2016, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer) spacecraft arrived on 3 December 2018 at its destination — the asteroid Bennu. Classified as a near-Earth asteroid, Bennu is small, about 0.3 miles in diameter but its makeup dates back to the beginnings of the solar system. OSIRIS-REx will study the asteroid for about two years before landing on its surface to retrieve a sample to […]

Categories: Space Age Bulletins • Tags: Atlas V, Bennu, NASA, Near-Earth Asteroid, OSIRIS-REx, United Launch Alliance

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AEHF-4

2018/10/17 by terranovabay

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) 4 communications satellite for the U.S. Air Force on 17 October 2018 at 12:15 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as seen here in a time exposure looking north over the Indian River Lagoon. Click to view my AEHF-4 launch gallery.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Advanced Extremely High Frequency, AEHF-4, Atlas V, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Indian River Lagoon, SLC 41, Space Launch Complex 41, U.S. Air Force, ULA, United Launch Alliance

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Parker Solar Probe Extra

2018/08/19 by terranovabay

Another image from my Parker Solar Probe launch gallery.

Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Delta IV Heavy, NASA, Parker Solar Probe, SLC 37, Space Launch Complex 37, Sun, ULA, United Launch Alliance

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Photography by Bob Montanaro

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GPS III SV02

GPS III SV02 Magellan Preview

Counting down to Delta IV GPS III Magellan

WGS-10

Bennu

AEHF-4

Parker Solar Probe Extra

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