{"id":13016,"date":"2019-08-07T22:08:56","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T14:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-atlas-5-rocket-rolls-out-to-launch-pad-41\/"},"modified":"2019-08-07T22:08:56","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T14:08:56","slug":"photos-atlas-5-rocket-rolls-out-to-launch-pad-41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-atlas-5-rocket-rolls-out-to-launch-pad-41\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Atlas 5 rocket rolls out to launch pad 41"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_40124\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40124\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40124\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474254917_b781f5269e_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474254917_b781f5269e_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474254917_b781f5269e_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474254917_b781f5269e_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474254917_b781f5269e_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Set to fly in its most powerful configuration with five solid rocket boosters, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket rolled out to Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 41 launch pad Tuesday in preparation for a planned blastoff two days later with a U.S. military communications satellite.<\/p>\n<p>The rollout two days before launch began around 9:30 a.m. EDT (1330 GMT) Tuesday. Less than an hour later, the Atlas 5 rocket was in the starting blocks at pad 41 after a 1,800-foot (550-meter) journey from ULA\u2019s nearby Vertical Integration Facility.<\/p>\n<p>The Air Force\u2019s fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency, or AEHF, communications satellite is fastened on top of the Atlas 5 rocket, inside a 17.7-foot-wide (5.4-meter) nose fairing. Built by Lockheed Martin with a Northrop Grumman-made nuclear-hardened secure communications payload, the AEHF 5 satellite will enable video, voice and data links between government leaders and military commanders.<\/p>\n<p>The AEHF 5 spacecraft joins four previous AEHF satellites launched on Atlas 5 rockets in 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The 197-foot-tall (60-meter) Atlas 5 rocket is set for liftoff in a two-hour window opening at 5:44 a.m. EDT (0944 GMT) Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>More photos of the Atlas 5\u2019s rollout are posted below. See our Mission Status Center for live coverage of the countdown and launch.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40125\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40125\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40125\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474254412_78d8e7f1f4_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474254412_78d8e7f1f4_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474254412_78d8e7f1f4_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474254412_78d8e7f1f4_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474254412_78d8e7f1f4_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40126\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40126\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40126\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474108976_730ec9affa_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474108976_730ec9affa_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474108976_730ec9affa_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474108976_730ec9affa_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474108976_730ec9affa_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40127\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40127\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40127\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474106501_5ed5d062fb_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474106501_5ed5d062fb_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474106501_5ed5d062fb_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474106501_5ed5d062fb_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474106501_5ed5d062fb_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40128\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40128\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474108591_21b0ddf47d_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474108591_21b0ddf47d_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474108591_21b0ddf47d_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474108591_21b0ddf47d_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474108591_21b0ddf47d_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40129\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40129\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40129\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474106196_8f09effb51_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474106196_8f09effb51_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474106196_8f09effb51_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474106196_8f09effb51_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474106196_8f09effb51_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40130\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40130\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40130\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474107756_243ed47cec_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474107756_243ed47cec_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474107756_243ed47cec_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474107756_243ed47cec_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474107756_243ed47cec_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40131\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40131\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474253482_12c982c94b_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474253482_12c982c94b_k.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48474253482_12c982c94b_k-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40100\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40100\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40100\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48482559627_11b2ce5d68_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48482559627_11b2ce5d68_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48482559627_11b2ce5d68_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48482559627_11b2ce5d68_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48482559627_11b2ce5d68_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40132\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40132\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40132\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48482559242_10f3fc95ce_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48482559242_10f3fc95ce_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48482559242_10f3fc95ce_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48482559242_10f3fc95ce_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48482559242_10f3fc95ce_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40133\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40133\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48482407216_f7cbc42ecd_k-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48482407216_f7cbc42ecd_k-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48482407216_f7cbc42ecd_k-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48482407216_f7cbc42ecd_k-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48482407216_f7cbc42ecd_k-2-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40134\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40134\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40134\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48482407386_892b779682_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48482407386_892b779682_k.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/48482407386_892b779682_k-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: United Launch Alliance Set to fly in its most powerful configuration with five solid rocket boosters, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket rolled out to Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 41 launch pad Tuesday in preparation for a planned blastoff two days later with a U.S. military communications satellite. 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