{"id":15093,"date":"2016-11-12T00:19:35","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T16:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-rollback-of-pad-gantry-to-reveal-atlas-5-for-launch\/"},"modified":"2016-11-12T00:19:35","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T16:19:35","slug":"photos-rollback-of-pad-gantry-to-reveal-atlas-5-for-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-rollback-of-pad-gantry-to-reveal-atlas-5-for-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Rollback of pad gantry to reveal Atlas 5 for launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Early Friday morning, the 8-million-pound mobile service tower was retracted from around the Atlas 5 rocket, revealing the 189-foot-tall vehicle for liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, carrying the commercial WorldView 4 Earth-imaging satellite.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19730\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19730\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/01_ula-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: United Launch Alliance\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/01_ula-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/01_ula-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/01_ula-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19737\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19737\" style=\"width: 523px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/02_lm-523x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Lockheed Martin\" width=\"523\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/02_lm-523x1024.jpg 523w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/02_lm-153x300.jpg 153w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/02_lm-768x1504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/02_lm.jpg 1046w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19738\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19738\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/03_lm-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Lockheed Martin\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/03_lm-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/03_lm-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/03_lm-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/03_lm.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19739\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/04_lm-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Lockheed Martin\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/04_lm-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/04_lm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/04_lm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/04_lm.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19731\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19731\" style=\"width: 867px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/05_ula-867x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: United Launch Alliance\" width=\"867\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/05_ula-867x1024.jpg 867w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/05_ula-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/05_ula-768x907.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/05_ula.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19740\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19740\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/06_lm-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Lockheed Martin\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/06_lm-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/06_lm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/06_lm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/06_lm.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19732\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19732\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/07_ula-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Credit: United Launch Alliance\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/07_ula-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/07_ula-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/07_ula.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19733\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19733\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/08_ula-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: United Launch Alliance\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/08_ula-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/08_ula-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/08_ula-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19734\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/09_ula-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: United Launch Alliance\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/09_ula-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/09_ula-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/09_ula-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/09_ula.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19735\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19735\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/10_ula-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: United Launch Alliance\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/10_ula-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/10_ula-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/10_ula-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/10_ula.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19741\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19741\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/11_lm-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Lockheed Martin\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/11_lm-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/11_lm-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/11_lm-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/11_lm.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Lockheed Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19736\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19736\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12_ula-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: United Launch Alliance\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12_ula-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12_ula-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12_ula-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12_ula.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>See earlier WorldView 4 coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Our Atlas archive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early Friday morning, the 8-million-pound mobile service tower was retracted from around the Atlas 5 rocket, revealing the 189-foot-tall vehicle for liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, carrying the commercial WorldView 4 Earth-imaging satellite. Credit: United Launch Alliance Credit: Lockheed Martin Credit: Lockheed Martin Credit: Lockheed Martin Credit: United Launch Alliance Credit: Lockheed Martin [&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":[724,3427,1806,472,3184,750,3081,2785],"class_list":["post-15093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-atlas-5","tag-av-062","tag-digitalglobe","tag-lockheed-martin","tag-mst-rollback","tag-united-launch-alliance","tag-vandenberg-air-force-base","tag-worldview-4"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15093"}],"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=15093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15093\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}