GOES-S - Atlas V 541 (AV-079) - Canaveral SLC-41 - 02.03.2018

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03/02/2018 00:10 Stephen Clark

The Atlas 5 rocket, weighing 1.2 million pounds fully loaded, now stands fueled for launch as the countdown continues on schedule for a liftoff at 5:02 p.m. EST (2202 GMT).

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03/02/2018 00:17 Stephen Clark

45 minutes until launch. Here are some statistics on tonight's mission:

658th launch for Atlas program since 1957
361st Atlas launch from Cape Canaveral
247th mission of a Centaur upper stage
224th use of Centaur by an Atlas rocket
486th production RL10 engine to be launched
24th RL10C-1 engine launched
82nd flight of an RD-180 main engine
97th-100th AJ-60 solid rocket boosters flown
76th launch of an Atlas 5 since 2002
16th NASA use of an Atlas 5
62nd launch of an Atlas 5 from Cape Canaveral
2nd Atlas 5 launch of 2018
112th Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle flight
126th United Launch Alliance flight overall
68th Atlas 5 under United Launch Alliance
90th United Launch Alliance flight from Cape Canaveral
30th ULA launch for NASA
24th 500-series flight of the Atlas 5
6th Atlas 5 to fly in the 541 configuration
89th launch from Complex 41
62nd Atlas 5 to use Complex 41
2nd GOES-R satellite series launch
18th launch of a GOES satellite
7th launch of a GOES satellite on an Atlas rocket

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03/02/2018 00:27 Stephen Clark

The countdown loops are mostly quiet at this time, and there is no indication of any problems that could prevent liftoff of the Atlas 5 from Cape Canaveral at 5:02 p.m. EST (2202 GMT).

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15-minute hold at the T-minus 4-minute mark

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03/02/2018 00:51 Stephen Clark

The Lockheed Martin-built GOES-S weather satellite is being switched to its internal battery power supply at this time.

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ULA‏Подлинная учетная запись @ulalaunch 1 мин. назад

Polling is complete and we are GO! for #AtlasV #GOESS launch at 5:02 p.m. EST. Watch live! https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/next-launch ...

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Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 54 сек. назад

T-minus 4 minutes and counting. The terminal countdown has started, kicking off final steps to prep the Atlas 5 for liftoff with the GOES-S weather satellite. Watch live: https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/02/28/av-077-mission-status-center/ ...

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