ULA Atlas V MUOS-3 Launch Set for Jan. 20, 7:43 p.m. EST
The launch of an Atlas V rocket carrying the MUOS-3 payload for the U.S. Navy is set to lift off on Tuesday, Jan. 20 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 7:43 p.m. EST. Today’s L-3 forecast shows a 60 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.
Additional mission information, photos and video of recent launch milestones here: http://www.ulalaunch.com/file-library.aspx
ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME
LAUNCH – JANUARY 20, 2015
BARS AND TONE – 6:53 P.M.
PROGRAM START – 7:23 P.M.
LAUNCH WINDOW – 7:43 – 8:27 P.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
WEB CAST AVAILABLE AT http://www.ulalaunch.com
Weather Forecast
Launch day overall probability of violating weather constraints: 40%
Primary concern: Thick Clouds
24-hour delay overall probability of violating weather constraints: 30%
Primary concern: Thick Clouds
