Status Report

ULA Atlas V NROL-52 Mission Set to Launch Oct. 5

By SpaceRef Editor
October 2, 2017
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The ULA Launch Readiness Review was completed today and everything is progressing toward the ULA Atlas V launch carrying the NROL-52 mission in support of national security. The mission, for the National Reconnaissance Office, is set to lift off on a ULA Atlas V rocket on Thursday, Oct. 5 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Today’s L-3 forecast continues to show a 60 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch. The Oct. 5 launch time is 4:07 a.m. ET.
 
The Atlas V NROL-52 mission profile video is located here: https://youtu.be/rnskh8JnAHs
 
Launch Forecast Summary:
Overall probability of violating weather constraints: 40%
Primary concerns: Cumulus Clouds and Ground Winds
 
Overall probability of violating weather constraints for 24 hour delay: 60%
Primary concern: Cumulus Clouds and Thick Clouds
 
Launch Broadcast Satellite Coordinates + Webcast
ALL TIMES EASTERN TIME
 
LAUNCH
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5
BARS + TONE – 3:16 A.M.
PROGRAM START – 3:47 A.M.
 
DIGITAL SATELLITE C-BAND DOWNLINK
HD FORMAT
SATELLITE — G3
TRANSPONDER — 24
BAND — C-BAND DIGITAL
ORBITAL POSITION — 95°W
HD BANDWIDTH — 18 MHz (HALF TRANSPONDER`CD’)
DOWNLINK — 4171.000 V
UPLINK — 6396.000 H
SYMBOL RATE — 13
FEC — ¾
DATA RATE — 17.9705
DVBS – QPSK
MPEG 2
AUDIO EMBEDDED
 
Webcast available at www.ulalaunch.com and www.youtube.com/unitedlaunchalliance
 

SpaceRef staff editor.