{"id":22141,"date":"2022-08-09T00:52:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T16:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/watch-cape-canaverals-first-two-rocket-launch-day-since-neil-armstrongs-first-spaceflight\/"},"modified":"2022-08-09T00:52:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T16:52:46","slug":"watch-cape-canaverals-first-two-rocket-launch-day-since-neil-armstrongs-first-spaceflight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/watch-cape-canaverals-first-two-rocket-launch-day-since-neil-armstrongs-first-spaceflight\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Cape Canaveral\u2019s first two rocket launch day since Neil Armstrong\u2019s first spaceflight"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ULA\u2019s launch of SBIRS GEO-6<\/h2>\n

At 6:29 a.m. on August 4, ULA launched an Atlas V in the 421 configuration to carry SBIRS GEO-6 into geosynchronous orbit from SLC-41. This was the final launch of the Space Based Infrared System for the Space Force\u2019s Space Systems Command. The four meter fairing on this Atlas V enclosed the satellite, which provides infrared surveillance to serve as a warning system for missiles. The Atlas V used two solid rocket boosters to provide thrust in addition to the primary RD-180 engine. <\/p>\n

SpaceX\u2019s launch of KPLO<\/h2>\n

The second launch of the day from Cape Canaveral was one of SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rockets from SLC-40. SpaceX launched the Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter to the Moon at 7:08 p.m.. The orbiter, known as Danuri, is carrying several scientific instruments to make observations about the Moon and is South Korea\u2019s first Lunar orbiter. Launching on the Falcon 9 booster that was formerly a Falcon Heavy side-booster, the spacecraft includes a Lunar Terrain Imager, a Wide-angle Polarimetric Camera (which will help investigate lunar rock), a Magnetometer, a Gamma Ray Spectrometer, and networking equipment to test communication. In addition, NASA has a payload onboard \u2013 ShadowCam. That camera is specifically meant to look a reflectivity in order to search for ice deposits.<\/p>\n

Tagging along for the mission is a digital mosaic of photos from Tesla owners who participated in the company\u2019s referral program \u2013 a prize of which was to send your photo to space. <\/p>\n

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