ULA WorldView-4 Launch Status 10 November 2016

The ULA Launch Readiness Review was completed this morning and everything is progressing toward the ULA Atlas V launch carrying the WorldView-4 spacecraft for the DigitalGlobe. The mission is set to lift off on an Atlas V rocket on Friday, Nov. 11 from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Station in California. The launch window is 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. PST. Today’s L-1 forecast shows a 90% chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.

Weather Forecast
Overall probability of violating weather constraints: 10%
Area of concern: Launch Visibility

Overall probability of violating weather constraints for 24 Hour Delay: 30%
Areas of concern: Thick Clouds, Launch Visibility

ALL TIMES PACIFIC

LAUNCH – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11
BARS + TONE – 9:35 A.M.
PROGRAM START – 10:05 A.M.
LAUNCH WINDOW – 10:30 – 10:45 A.M.

DIGITAL SATELLITE C-BAND DOWNLINK HD FORMAT
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TRANSPONDER — 23
BAND — C-BAND DIGITAL
ORBITAL POSITION — 103°W
HD BANDWIDTH — 18 MHz (HALF TRANSPONDER`CD’)
UPLINK — 6394.000 V
DOWNLINK — 4169.000 H
SYMBOL RATE — 13
FEC — ¾
DATA RATE — 17.9705
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MPEG 2
AUDIO EMBEDDED
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