L-3 ULA Media Update: ULA Atlas V NROL-61 Set for July 28

The ULA Launch Readiness Review was completed today and everything is progressing toward the ULA Atlas V launch carrying the NROL-61 satellite, in support of national defense. The mission is set to lift off on a ULA Atlas V rocket on Thursday, July, 28 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The launch time is 8:37 a.m. EDT. Today’s L-3 forecast shows a 80 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.

Atlas V NROL-61 mission art attached.

Weather Forecast
Overall probability of violating launch weather constraints: 20%
Primary concern: Cumulus Clouds

Overall probability of violating launch weather constraints for 24-hourdelay: 20%
Primary concern: Cumulus Clouds

L-1: Wednesday, July 27
10 a.m.: Photographers meet at the Space and Missile History Center parking lot to caravan to SLC-41
– Operation attire required – long pants, closed toed shoes and shirts must cover shoulders

ALL TIMES EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME
LAUNCH – JULY 28, 2016
BARS AND TONE – 7:46 A.M.
PROGRAM START – 8:17 A.M.
LAUNCH – 8:37 A.M.

TRANSMISSION FOR DIGITAL HIGH DEFINITON
SATELLITE: SES 2
CARRIER: SES Americom
TRANSPONDER: 08
BAND: C-Band Digital
ORBITAL POSITION: 87 degrees west
HD BANDWIDTH: 18 MHz (Half Transponder ‘AB’)
DOWNLINK FREQ: 3851.000 MHz (Vertical)
UPLINK FREQ: 6076.000 MHz (Horizontal))
SYMBOL RATE: 13
FEC: ¾
DATA RATE: 17.9705
DVBS-QPSK
MPEG-2
AUDIO EMBEDDED
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