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New National Security Mission to Fly on ILS/Lockheed Martin Atlas V
McLean - Dec 11, 2003 International Launch Services has received authorization to begin operations for the launch of a new payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on a Lockheed Martin Atlas V rocket. The launch is set for early 2006 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. This NRO launch is a new mission added to ILS' existing contract for launches under the Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. Details about the payload are classified. "We're proud to be entrusted with this crucial national security mission," said ILS President Mark Albrecht. "The Atlas team has proven its dedication to reliable service, resulting in a flawless record of 67 launches on various configurations over more than 10 years." ILS' most recent mission for the NRO was the successful launch Dec. 2 of a national security payload on an Atlas IIAS vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. That was the final Atlas IIAS mission from the West Coast, and Lockheed Martin is modifying its facilities at Vandenberg in order to accommodate Atlas V operations in 2005. Lockheed Martin developed the Atlas V vehicle to meet Air Force EELV requirements and for ILS commercial missions. The Atlas V rocket has flown three times since its debut in August 2002, each with a commercial payload and each successfully. The Atlas V vehicle is designed to lift payloads up to nearly 8,700 kg to geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO). Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links ILS SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Launch Pad at Space-Travel.com
Soyuz To Launch Radarsat-2
Evry, France (SPX) Jan 11, 2006Starsem announced Monday the signing of a contract with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) for the launch of MDA's RADARSAT-2 Earth observation satellite by a Soyuz launch vehicle. |
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