L-2 ULA Media Update: ULA Atlas V MUOS-5 Set for June 24

The ULA Launch Readiness Review was completed today and everything is progressing toward the ULA Atlas V launch carrying the U.S. Navy’s fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) satellite, built by Lockheed Martin. The mission is set to lift off on a ULA Atlas V rocket on Friday, June 24 from Space Launch Comple-41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The launch window is 10:30-11:14 a.m. EDT. Today’s L-2 forecast continues to show a 80 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.

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

Overall probability of violating launch weather constraints for 48-hourdelay: 20%
Primary concern: Cumulus Clouds

L-1: Thursday, June 23
12:30 p.m.: Remote camera photographers meet at the Space and Missile History Center parking lot to caravan SLC-41 to set cameras.
– RF transmitting devices are not permitted on SLC-41. All devices will be collected prior to accessing the launch pad.

L-0: Friday, June 24
8:30 a.m.: Meet at the Space and Missile History Center parking lot to caravan the launch viewing site.

ALL TIMES EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME
LAUNCH – JUNE 24, 2016

BARS AND TONE – 9:39 A.M.
PROGRAM START – 10:10 A.M.
LAUNCH WINDOW – 10:30 – 11:14 A.M.

TRANSMISSION FOR DIGITAL HIGH DEFINITON
SATELLITE: SES 2
CARRIER: SES Americom
TRANSPONDER: 11
BAND: C-Band Digital
ORBITAL POSITION: 87 degrees west
HD BANDWIDTH: 18 MHz (Half Transponder ‘AB’)
DOWNLINK FREQ: 3911 MHz (Horizontal)
UPLINK FREQ: 6136 MHz (Vertical)
SYMBOL RATE: 13
FEC: ¾
DATA RATE: 17.9705
DVBS-QPSK
MPEG-2
AUDIO EMBEDDED
WEB CAST AVAILABLE AT http://www.ulalaunch.com