GPS IIF-11 – Atlas V 401 (AV-060) – Канаверал SLC-41 – 31.10.2015 16:13 UTC

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Немного статистики:

- The 641st launch for Atlas program since 1957
- The 346th Atlas launch from Cape Canaveral
- The 230th mission of a Centaur upper stage
- The 207th use of Centaur by an Atlas rocket
- The 463rd production RL10 engine to be launched
- The 8th RL10C-1 engine launched
- The 65th flight of the RD-180 main engine
- The 59th launch of an Atlas 5 since 2002
- The 23rd Air Force mission for an Atlas 5
- The 89th Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle flight
- The 102nd United Launch Alliance flight overall
- The 51st Atlas 5 under United Launch Alliance
- The 39th 400-series flight of the Atlas 5
- The 29th Atlas 5 to fly in the 401 configuration
- The 71st GPS satellite to launch
- The 50th Boeing-built GPS satellite
- The 11th GPS Block 2F satellite
- The 16th GPS launch on an Atlas rocket
- The 5th GPS 2F on an Atlas 5
- The 8th Atlas 5 launch of 2015

http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/10/29/av-060-journal/

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Немного статистики:

- The 641st launch for Atlas program since 1957
- The 346th Atlas launch from Cape Canaveral
- The 230th mission of a Centaur upper stage
- The 207th use of Centaur by an Atlas rocket
- The 463rd production RL10 engine to be launched
- The 8th RL10C-1 engine launched
- The 65th flight of the RD-180 main engine
- The 59th launch of an Atlas 5 since 2002
- The 23rd Air Force mission for an Atlas 5
- The 89th Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle flight
- The 102nd United Launch Alliance flight overall
- The 51st Atlas 5 under United Launch Alliance
- The 39th 400-series flight of the Atlas 5
- The 29th Atlas 5 to fly in the 401 configuration
- The 71st GPS satellite to launch
- The 50th Boeing-built GPS satellite
- The 11th GPS Block 2F satellite
- The 16th GPS launch on an Atlas rocket
- The 5th GPS 2F on an Atlas 5
- The 8th Atlas 5 launch of 2015

 http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/10/29/av-060-journal/

Статистика полётов Atlas-5 полностью опровергает утверждение, что напряжённый движок - абсолютное зло, которое в ПК использовать ни в коем случае нельзя. Энергомаш держит качество - молодцы!

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United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches GPS IIF-11 Satellite for U.S. Air Force

 A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-11 satellite for the U.S. Air Force lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 Oct. 31 at 12:13 p.m. EDT.

GPS IIF-11 is one of the next-generation GPS satellites that incorporate numerous improvements to provide greater accuracy, increased signals and enhanced performance for users.

"Congratulations to the entire team on today's successful launch of the GPS IIF-11 satellite! Today's launch was made possible by the exceptional performance and teamwork exhibited by the entire team, including the men and women of ULA, our many mission partners, and our U.S. Air Force customer," said Jim Sponnick, ULA vice president, Atlas and Delta Programs. "GPS is omnipresent in our everyday lives and the system provides a critical service to the all of those serving in our military around the world. All of the operational GPS satellites have been launched on Atlas and Delta rockets and the U.S. Air Force does an outstanding job of operating this essential system."

This mission was ULA's 11th launch in 2015 and the 102nd  successful launch since the company was formed in December 2006. This mission was launched aboard an Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) 401 configuration vehicle, which includes a 4-meter-diameter payload fairing. The Atlas booster for this mission was powered by the RD AMROSS RD-180 engine and the Centaur upper stage was powered by the Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-1 engine.

GPS IIF-11 will join the GPS worldwide timing and navigation system utilizing 24 satellites in six different planes, with a minimum of four satellites per plane positioned in orbit approximately 11,000 nautical miles above the Earth's surface. The GPS IIF series provides improved accuracy and enhanced performance for GPS users.  

http://www.ulalaunch.com/ula-successfully-launches-gps-iif11.aspx

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Atlas V GPS IIF-11 Launch Highlights


An Atlas V rocket launches GPS IIF-11, the penultimate GPS IIF satellite, for the United States Air Force.

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