ULA Atlas V MUOS-4 Launch Set for September 2

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. (Aug. 31, 2015) – A ULA Atlas V rocket stands ready to launch the Navy’s fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-4) satellite at Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex-41.

L-0: Wednesday, Sept. 2
4 a.m.: 45th SW/PA meets media at the Space and Missile History Center parking lot for escort to media launch viewing site
5:39 a.m.: The MUOS-4 launch will be carried live beginning 20 minutes prior to launch. The web cast is available at http://www.ulalaunch.com
5:59 a.m.: Opening of the launch window

Weather Forecast

Overall probability of violating weather constraints: 30%
Primary concern: Cumulus Clouds

Overall probability of violating weather constraints for 24 hour delay: 30%
Primary concern: Cumulus Clouds

ALL TIMES EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME
LAUNCH – SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

BARS AND TONE – 5:08 A.M.
PROGRAM START –5:39 A.M.
LAUNCH WINDOW – 5:59-6:43 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: 3Ž4
DATA RATE: 17.9705
DVBS-QPSK
MPEG-2
AUDIO EMBEDDED