{"id":16027,"date":"2015-10-01T00:52:12","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T16:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-assembling-atlas-5-rocket-to-launch-mexican-satellite\/"},"modified":"2015-10-01T00:52:12","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T16:52:12","slug":"photos-assembling-atlas-5-rocket-to-launch-mexican-satellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-assembling-atlas-5-rocket-to-launch-mexican-satellite\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Assembling Atlas 5 rocket to launch Mexican satellite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Relive all of the steps to stack the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral\u2019s Vertical Integration Facility for the Morelos 3 satellite deployment mission. The first stage was erected initially, followed by a pair of strap-on solid-fuel boosters, the combined interstage and Centaur upper stage, then the encapsulated satellite payload.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photos: United Launch Alliance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/13-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/13-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/23-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/23-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/23-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/23-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/33-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"3\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/33-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/33-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/33-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/43-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/43-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/43-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/43-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/53-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"5\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/53-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/53-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/53-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/63-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"6\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/63-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/63-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/63-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/72-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"7\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/72-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/72-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/72-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/81-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"8\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/81-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/81-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/81-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/81.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/91-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"9\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/91-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/91-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/91-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/91.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/101-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"10\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/101-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/101-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/101-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/101.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/111-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"11\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/111-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/111-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/111-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/111.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/121-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"12\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/121-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/121-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/121-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/131-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"13\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/131-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/131-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/131-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/131.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/14-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"14\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/14-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/14-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/14-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/14.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/15-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"15\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/15-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/15-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/15-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/15.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/16-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"16\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/16-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/16-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/17-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"17\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/17-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/17-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/17-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/17.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/18-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"18\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/18-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/18-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/18-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/18.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/19-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"19\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/19-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/19-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/19-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"20\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/20.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/211-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"21\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/211-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/211-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/211-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/211.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/221-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"22\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/221-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/221-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/221-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/221.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/231-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"23\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/231-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/231-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/231-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/231.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p>See earlier Morelos 3 coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Our Atlas archive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relive all of the steps to stack the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral\u2019s Vertical Integration Facility for the Morelos 3 satellite deployment mission. The first stage was erected initially, followed by a pair of strap-on solid-fuel boosters, the combined interstage and Centaur upper stage, then the encapsulated satellite payload. Photos: United [&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":[724,3907,670,590,2858,3169,472,1867],"class_list":["post-16027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-atlas-5","tag-av-059","tag-boeing","tag-communications","tag-encapsulation","tag-lift-and-mate","tag-lockheed-martin","tag-mexico"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16027"}],"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=16027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16027\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}