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Atlas 5 Launch 4/20/06

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Author	Topic: Atlas 5 Launch 4/20/06
Tom Member Posts: 1597 From: New York Registered: Nov 2000	posted 04-20-2006 03:52 PM Just saw the launch of Atlas 5 with Astra 1 KR satellite on ILS web-site. Sure had a strange looking configuration with only 1 SRB.
Ben Member Posts: 1896 From: Cape Canaveral, FL Registered: May 2000	posted 04-20-2006 09:41 PM It was a good launch despite the new lopsided configuration. I have posted some photos that I shot for SpaceflightNow.com: http://www.launchphotography.com/ASTRA_1KR.html
LT Scott Schneeweis unregistered	posted 04-21-2006 03:08 AM Beautiful photo's but puzzled by the use of the single solid/asymetric thrust..the RD-180's must be gimbaled pretty heavily to compensate.... ------------------ Scott Schneeweis URL http://www.SPACEAHOLIC.com/
JATO New Member Posts: From: Registered:	posted 06-28-2006 10:56 PM Here is a movie of the Astra 1KR television satellite being placed in its assigned orbital slot. This is the satellite that was launched aboard the single sided Atlas 5 in this thread. The 8meg movie was taken by our customer using a C14 and a SBIG ST-8 CCD camera. http://www.jatobservatory.org/images/Astra_2006-06-22_1KR-Arrival.wmv -JATO www.jatobservatory.org [This message has been edited by JATO (edited June 29, 2006).]

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