{"id":13948,"date":"2018-03-06T22:25:05","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T14:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-atlas-5-blasts-off-with-goes-s-weather-satellite\/"},"modified":"2018-03-06T22:25:05","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T14:25:05","slug":"photos-atlas-5-blasts-off-with-goes-s-weather-satellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-atlas-5-blasts-off-with-goes-s-weather-satellite\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Atlas 5 blasts off with GOES-S weather satellite"},"content":{"rendered":"

NOAA\u2019s newest weather satellite, heading for a perch with coverage over the western United States and the Pacific Ocean, launched March 1 from Cape Canaveral on top of an Atlas 5 rocket.<\/p>\n

The 197-foot-tall (60-meter) rocket, built by United Launch Alliance, lifted off at 5:02 p.m. EST (2202 GMT) on March 1 from Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 41 launch pad. The Lockheed Martin-built GOES-S weather satellite rode the Atlas 5 rocket into orbit.<\/p>\n

These photos show the rocket lifting off with more than 2 million pounds of thrust from a liquid-fueled RD-180 main engine and four solid rocket boosters.<\/p>\n

Read our full story on the launch for details.<\/p>\n

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Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: NASA\/Bill White<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: NASA\/Kim Shiflett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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