ULA Atlas V AFSPC-5 Launch Set for May 20
Everything is progressing toward the AFSPC-5 launch for the Unites States Air Force. The mission is set to liftoff on a ULA Atlas V rocket on Wednesday, May 20 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Today’s L-3 forecast continues to show an 40 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch. The launch period is 10:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. EDT. The Atlas V AFSPC-5 mission art attached.
Launch Forecast Summary:
Overall probability of violating weather constraints: 60%
Primary concern(s): Cumulus Clouds, Anvil Clouds, Lightning
Overall probability of violating weather constraints for 24 hour delay: 70%
Primary concern(s): Cumulus Clouds, Anvil Clouds, Lightning
LAUNCH – MAY 20, 2015
BARS AND TONE – 10:15 A.M.
PROGRAM START – 10:45 A.M.
TRANSMISSION FOR DIGITAL HIGH DEFINITON
SATELLITE: SES 2
TRANSPONDER: 21
BAND: C-Band Digital
ORBITAL POSITION: 87 degrees west
CARRIER: SES Americom
HD BANDWIDTH: 18 MHz (half transponder ‘AB’)
DOWNLINK FREQ: 4111 MHz (Horizontal)
UPLINK FREQ: 6336 MHz (Vertical)
SYMBOL RATE: 13
FEC: ¾
DATA RATE: 17.9705
DVBS-QPSK
MPEG-2
AUDIO EMBEDDED
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