Atlas V Blasts Off At 4:10 a.m. From the Cape
By Space Coast Daily // September 18, 2013
launch was 40th for Atlas V rockets
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BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION – Despite a weather delay of about an hour, United Launch Alliance successfully launched their #AEHF3 mission on an #AtlasV this morning at 4:10 a.m. EDT this morning from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
The 2-hour launch window opened at 3:04 am EDT.
The AEHF system is the successor to the five-satellite Milstar constellation and will provide significantly improved global, highly secure, protected, survivable communications for all warfighters serving U.S. national security.
LAUNCH FACTS & STATS
Rocket/Payload: An Atlas V 531 will launch the third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-3) mission for the U.S. Air Force.
Date/Site/Launch Time: Wednesday, Sept. 18, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The two-hour launch window opened at 3:04 a.m. EDT and launch was was 4:10 a.m.
Mission Description: The AEHF system is the successor to the five-satellite Milstar constellation and will provide significantly improved global, highly secure, protected, survivable communications for all warfighters serving U.S. national security.
Launch Notes: This AEHF-3 is the 40th launch of an Atlas V and United Launch Alliance’s 75th launch overall.
Mission Updates: To keep up to speed with updates with the mission, you can dial the United Launch Alliance launch hotline at 1-87-852-4321 or join the conversation on their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ulalaunch and twitter.com/ulalaunch; look for the #AEHF3 hashtag.
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