{"id":15411,"date":"2016-06-27T22:47:42","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T14:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/fridays-atlas-5-launch-as-seen-from-the-air-land-and-rocket\/"},"modified":"2016-06-27T22:47:42","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T14:47:42","slug":"fridays-atlas-5-launch-as-seen-from-the-air-land-and-rocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/fridays-atlas-5-launch-as-seen-from-the-air-land-and-rocket\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday\u2019s Atlas 5 launch as seen from the air, land and rocket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CAPE CANAVERAL \u2014 Perspectives of Friday\u2019s United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket flight were snapped from a commercial airliner, a satellite observer in Australia and the booster itself.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; 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The Florida coastline quickly comes into view, along with Kennedy Space Center\u2019s Complex 39, Vehicle Assembly Building and Shuttle Landing Facility runway.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V_ign_djMm8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Straight off the pad, the vehicle executed a roll maneuver to obtain the proper ascent profile and minimize aerodynamic loads. 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