Saturday Morning (8-14) United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-019, is scheduled to launch AEHF 1 for The US Air Force, from Complex 41, Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Liftoff is targeted for 7:07 a.m. EDT. with a 90 minute window extending to 9:06 a.m. EDT. Spacecraft separation happens 51 minutes after launch. The AEHF satellite (Advanced Extremely High Frequency), built by Lockheed Martin, is a A2100 satellite featuring onboard signal processing and crossbanded EHF/SHF communications. Increased coverage is provided by antennas consisting of two SHF Downlink Phased Arrays, two Crosslinks, two Uplink/Downlink theater anti-jam nulling antennas, one Uplink EHF Phased Array, six Uplink/ Downlink Gimbaled Dish Antenna, one each Uplink/Downlink earth coverage horns. The AEHF System is the follow-on to the Milstar system, augmenting and improving on the capabilities of Milstar, and expanding the MCSW architecture. It will provide connectivity across the spectrum of mission areas, including land, air and naval warfare; special operations; strategic nuclear operations; strategic defense; theater missile defense; and space operations and intelligence. The AEHF system will consist of four satellites in geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO) that provide 10 times the throughput of the Milstar satellites with a substantial increase in coverage for users. The AEHF system is composed of three segments: space (the satellites), ground (mission control and associated communications links), and terminals (the users). The segments will provide communications in a specifi ed set of data rates from 75 bps to approximately 8 Mbps. Satellite Broadcast Coordinates: Galaxy 3C @ 95.0°W Transponder 8C (3860 V) Analog. Testing starts approx at 6:30 a.m. EDT. Broadcast starts approx. 6:47 a.m. EDT. Don't have satellite TVRO system? a webcast of the launch is available at: http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/Multimedia_Webcast.shtml Additional coverage at: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av019/status.html http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html -- Dishnut-P ==================================================================== Program Director and Operator of RadioFree Dishnuts - Producer of The Dishnut News heard Saturdays at 10pm ET. on: RFD, on satellite via Galaxy-19 @97° W - Transponder 23 (12115 Vert) SR: 22425 APID: 1794 and many affiliates, micro LPFM stations. http://dishnuts.net RFD Listen Links: http://dishnuts.net/ **In Loving Memory of Mom (Dishnut Gerry)** _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
