{"id":15001,"date":"2016-12-18T00:34:58","date_gmt":"2016-12-17T16:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-atlas-5-rolled-out-with-echostar-19-and-nighttime-pics\/"},"modified":"2016-12-18T00:34:58","modified_gmt":"2016-12-17T16:34:58","slug":"photos-atlas-5-rolled-out-with-echostar-19-and-nighttime-pics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-atlas-5-rolled-out-with-echostar-19-and-nighttime-pics\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Atlas 5 rolled out with EchoStar 19 and nighttime pics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, equipped with three strap-on solid-propellant boosters for added performance, was transfered from its assembly building to the pad at Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 41 today for Sunday\u2019s launch of the commercial EchoStar 19 communications satellite.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s liftoff is planned for 1:27 p.m. EST (1827 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 integrated over the past three weeks.<\/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 the 431 vehicle configuration. The version features two stages, three solids and a four-meter-diameter nose cone. It is powered off the launch pad by an RD AMROSS RD-180 main engine and Aerojet Rocketdyne solids. The Centaur upper stage has an Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-1 cryogenic engine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo credit: United Launch Alliance and Lockheed Martin<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20880\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20880\" style=\"width: 682px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-2-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: United Launch Alliance\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-2-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1-2.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance\/Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20881\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20881\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/3-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: United Launch Alliance\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/3-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/3-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/3-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/3-2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20882\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: United Launch Alliance\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4-2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance\/Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20883\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20883\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/5-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: United Launch Alliance\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/5-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/5-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/5-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/5-2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance\/Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20893\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20893\" style=\"width: 667px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-003.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin\/United Launch Alliance\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-003.jpg 667w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-003-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin\/United Launch Alliance\/Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20884\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/6-2-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: United Launch Alliance\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/6-2-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/6-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/6-2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/6-2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance\/Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20885\" style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/7-1-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: United Launch Alliance\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/7-1-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/7-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/7-1-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/7-1.jpg 1335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance\/Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20895\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20895\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-008-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin\/United Launch Alliance\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-008-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-008-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-008-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-008.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin\/United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20896\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20896\" style=\"width: 667px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-009.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin\/United Launch Alliance\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-009.jpg 667w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-009-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin\/United Launch Alliance\/Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20897\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20897\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-010-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin\/United Launch Alliance\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-010-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-010-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-010-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-010.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin\/United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20886\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/8-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: United Launch Alliance\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/8-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/8-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance\/Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20887\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/9-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: United Launch Alliance\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/9-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/9.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance\/Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20899\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20899\" style=\"width: 667px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-015.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin\/United Launch Alliance\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-015.jpg 667w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-015-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin\/United Launch Alliance\/Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20900\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20900\" style=\"width: 667px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-017.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin\/United Launch Alliance\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-017.jpg 667w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-017-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin\/United Launch Alliance\/Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20901\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20901\" style=\"width: 667px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-023.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin\/United Launch Alliance\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-023.jpg 667w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-023-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin\/United Launch Alliance\/Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20902\" style=\"width: 667px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-024.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin\/United Launch Alliance\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-024.jpg 667w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-024-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin\/United Launch Alliance\/Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20903\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-025-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin\/United Launch Alliance\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-025-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-025-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-025-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-025-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin\/United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20904\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20904\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-026-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin\/United Launch Alliance\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-026-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-026-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-026-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Rollout-026.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin\/United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20909\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: United Launch Alliance\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance\/Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20910\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: United Launch Alliance\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night2.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance\/Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20911\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20911\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night3-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: United Launch Alliance\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night3-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night3-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night3.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance\/Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20912\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20912\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night4-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: United Launch Alliance\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance\/Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20913\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20913\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night5-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: United Launch Alliance\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/night5.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance\/Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20914\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20914\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Night-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin\/United Launch Alliance\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Night-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Night-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Echostar-XIX-Night-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Pat Corkery\/Lockheed Martin\/United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>See earlier EchoStar 19 coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Our Atlas archive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, equipped with three strap-on solid-propellant boosters for added performance, was transfered from its assembly building to the pad at Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 41 today for Sunday\u2019s launch of the commercial EchoStar 19 communications satellite. Sunday\u2019s liftoff is planned for 1:27 p.m. EST (1827 GMT). 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