Washington (Sputnik) – the American Atlas V rocket, equipped with Russian RD-180 engine and five solid rocket booster will be launched in the night of Saturday to move several spacecraft for the U.S. air force into orbit, the United launch Alliance (Ula), the company which manages the rocket, said.
The launch is scheduled for the launch window opening at 23:13 UTC and closing at 01:11 GMT. The rocket is installed on the explosion of the rocket-space complex 41 at the air force station at Cape Canaveral in Florida.
According to Ula, the payload of the rocket includes the continuous broadcasting of increasing SATCOM satellite at the place of residence (cbas) and the space ship with the inscription ESPA augmented geo laboratory experiment, or an eagle. Latest experiment-the spacecraft research laboratory, U.S. air force.
The rocket we will put the modules in geostationary orbit at a height of approximately 39,000 kilometers (24,200 miles) above the equator. Probably, it will happen almost seven hours after its launch.
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