Friday night (4-3) United Launch Alliance will try again to launch the WGS 2 communications spacecraft for United States Airforce. on a Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-016 from Complex 41, Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Liftoff is targeted for 8:31 p.m. EDT. with a window extending to 9:33 p.m EDT. Spacecraft seperation happens 31 minutes after launch. The last attemp was scrubbed due to a liquid oxygen valve leak on the Centaur upper stage back on March 17th prompting a roll-back to the assembly building where the suspect valve was removed and replaced. WGS 2 (Wideband Global SATCOM 2), built by Boeing, is the second in a series of WGS communications satellites that will be augmenting and eventually replacing the aging legacy DSCS (Defense Satellite Communications System) constellation for the Department of Defense. A single WGS spacecraft provides more than 10 times the capacity of the entire DSCS constellation. Satellite Broadcast Coordinates: Galaxy 28 @ 89.0°W Transponder 15C (4000 V) Analog. Testing starts approx at 7:45 p.m. EDT. Broadcast starts approx. 8:04 p.m. EDT. Don't have satellite TVRO system? a webcast of the launch is available at: http://www.ulalaunch.com/index_webcast.html Additional coverage at: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av016/status.html http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html -- Dishnut-P ==================================================================== Program Director of SSRN - Operator of RadioFree Dishnuts - Producer of The Dishnut News heard Saturdays at 10pm ET. on: RFD, The SkyScanner Satellite Radio Network on Galaxy-19 @97° W - Transponder 23 (12115 Vert) SR: 22425 APID: 1794 and many affiliates, micro LPFM stations. http://dishnuts.net RFD Listen Links: http://dishnuts.net/ Show Archives: http://cband.info/archives/Dishnut-News/ **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)** *********************************** * POST TO MEDIANEWS@ETSKYWARN.NET * *********************************** Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
