{"id":15355,"date":"2016-07-27T01:00:19","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T17:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-payload-with-whimsical-logo-painted-on-nose-cone-lifted-atop-atlas\/"},"modified":"2016-07-27T01:00:19","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T17:00:19","slug":"photos-payload-with-whimsical-logo-painted-on-nose-cone-lifted-atop-atlas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-payload-with-whimsical-logo-painted-on-nose-cone-lifted-atop-atlas\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Payload with whimsical logo painted on nose cone lifted atop Atlas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Already shrouded in the Atlas 5 rocket\u2019s Extra Extended Payload Fairing (XEPF) aluminum nose cone, the National Reconnaissance Office\u2019s NROL-61 satellite was delivered to Cape Canaveral\u2019s Vertical Integration Facility on Tuesday, July 19 and lifted aboard the United Launch Alliance vehicle for flight.<\/p>\n<p>Launch is planned for Thursday, July 28 at 8:37 a.m. EDT (1237 GMT).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo and video credit: United Launch Alliance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A5z4G5Qy_io?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lift &amp; Mate CX-41 NROL 61\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Lift &amp; Mate CX-41 NROL 61\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/3-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Lift &amp; Mate CX-41 NROL 61\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/3-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/3.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/4-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lift &amp; Mate CX-41 NROL 61\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/4.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/5-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lift &amp; Mate CX-41 NROL 61\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/5-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/5-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/5-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/5.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/6-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lift &amp; Mate CX-41 NROL 61\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/6-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/6-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/6-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/6.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><\/p>\n<p>See earlier NROL-61 coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Our Atlas archive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Already shrouded in the Atlas 5 rocket\u2019s Extra Extended Payload Fairing (XEPF) aluminum nose cone, the National Reconnaissance Office\u2019s NROL-61 satellite was delivered to Cape Canaveral\u2019s Vertical Integration Facility on Tuesday, July 19 and lifted aboard the United Launch Alliance vehicle for flight. 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