The Mission
Rocket:
Atlas 5 (AV-016)
Payload:
WGS 2
Date:
April 3, 2009
Window:
8:31-9:33 p.m. EDT (0031-0133 GMT 4th)
Site:
Complex 41, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Broadcast:
Intelsat Galaxy 28, Transponder 15, C-band, 89° West
Mission Status Center
Payload preview story
Photos:
Launch gallery
Photos:
Second rollout
Photos:
Rollout to pad
Photos:
Pre-launch work
Launch events timeline
Ground track map
The pre-launch flow
Atlas archive
Atlas launch ground track
This map illustrates the ground track that the Atlas 5 rocket will follow during launch of the WGS 2 satellite. Credit: ULA
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