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		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

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WGS 2 readied for launch aboard Atlas 5 rocket

This collection of photos shows the Wideband Global SATCOM 2 satellite being encapsulated into the rocket's nose cone at the Astrotech preparation facility on February 26. The payload was transported to the Vertical Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 for mounting atop the Atlas 5 rocket on March 4.

Photo credit: United Launch Alliance

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