{"id":14410,"date":"2017-08-16T22:00:43","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T14:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/multimedia-atlas-5-rolled-out-with-tdrs-m\/"},"modified":"2017-08-16T22:00:43","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T14:00:43","slug":"multimedia-atlas-5-rolled-out-with-tdrs-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/multimedia-atlas-5-rolled-out-with-tdrs-m\/","title":{"rendered":"Multimedia: Atlas 5 rolled out with TDRS-M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket was transferred from its assembly building to the pad at Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 41 today for Friday\u2019s launch of NASA\u2019s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-M that directly supports the International Space Station and various science missions.<\/p>\n<p>Liftoff is planned for 8:03 a.m. EDT (1203 GMT).<\/p>\n<p>The rocket was wheeled out aboard a mobile launcher platform, emerging from the hangar where the rocket\u2019s two stages and the payload were stacked over the past month.<\/p>\n<p>The slow drive from the 30-story Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad used a pair of specially-made \u201ctrackmobiles\u201d to carry the rocket\u2019s 1.4-million pound launching platform along rail tracks for the 1,800-foot trip.<\/p>\n<p>The rocket is flying in the 401 vehicle configuration. The version features two stages, a four-meter-diameter nose cone and no solids. It is powered off the launch pad by an RD AMROSS RD-180 main engine. The Centaur upper stage has an Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-1 cryogenic engine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video credit: NASA-KSC TV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/229933030\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo credit: United Launch Alliance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26583\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/011-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/011-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/011-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/011-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/011-30x20.jpg 30w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/011.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26584\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/021-678x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/021-678x1017.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/021-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/021-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/021-20x30.jpg 20w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/021.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26585\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/03-678x904.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/03-678x904.jpeg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/03-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/03-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/03-23x30.jpeg 23w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/03.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26586\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/041-678x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/041-678x1017.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/041-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/041-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/041-20x30.jpg 20w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/041.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26587\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/052-678x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/052-678x1017.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/052-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/052-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/052-20x30.jpg 20w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/052.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26588\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/061-678x509.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/061-678x509.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/061-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/061-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/061-30x23.jpg 30w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/061-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/061-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/061.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26589\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/071-678x453.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/071-678x453.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/071-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/071-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/071-30x20.jpg 30w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/071.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26590\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/081-678x904.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/081-678x904.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/081-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/081-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/081-23x30.jpg 23w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/081.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26591\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/091-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/091-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/091-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/091-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/091-30x20.jpg 30w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/091.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26592\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/101-678x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/101-678x1017.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/101-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/101-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/101-20x30.jpg 20w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/101.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p>See earlier TDRS-M launch coverage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket was transferred from its assembly building to the pad at Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 41 today for Friday\u2019s launch of NASA\u2019s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-M that directly supports the International Space Station and various science missions. Liftoff is planned for 8:03 a.m. EDT (1203 GMT). The rocket was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[724,3199,670,190,3159,3201,750],"class_list":["post-14410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-atlas-5","tag-av-074","tag-boeing","tag-nasa","tag-rollout","tag-tdrs-m","tag-united-launch-alliance"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14410"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14410\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}