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RL10C-1-1 Engine
4-m PayloadFairing
Booster
RD-180 Engine
Centaur
SBIRS GEO-5Spacecraft
Payload Adapter
EZ-3 and EZ-4
Solid RocketBoosters
InterstageAdapter
Aft Stub Adapter
MISSION
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MISSION SUCCESS
LAUNCHVEHICLE
MISSIONOVERVIEW
With more than a century of combined heritage, ULA is the nation’s most experienced and reliable launch service provider. ULA has successfully delivered more than 140 missions to orbit that aid meteorologists in tracking severe weather, unlock the mysteries of our solar system, provide critical capabilities for troops in the field, deliver cutting-edge commercial services and enable GPS navigation.
ATLAS V
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 421 rocket will launch the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO) Flight 5 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC). Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Following liftoff, the Atlas V rocket will deliver the fifth SBIRS satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. The mission also includes two multi-manifest satellite vehicles.
SBIRS GEO-5 consists of a network of GEO satellites and HEO payloads that provide persistent, infrared surveillance – as well as a sophisticated ground
control system that manages that data – to support missile warning, missile defense, battlespace awareness and technical intelligence. Equipped with scanning and staring infrared sensors, the SBIRS spacecraft continue to serve as the tip of the spear for global missile warning as ballistic missile threats proliferate around the world.
SBIRS GEO-5, the fifth SBIRS spacecraft built by Lockheed Martin, but the first military space satellite built on the company’s modernized LM 2100 Combat Bus™ – an enhanced space vehicle that provides even greater resiliency and cyber-hardening against growing threats, as well as improved spacecraft power, propulsion and electronics.
SMC’s Multi Manifest Office, in partnership with the United States Air Force Academy, will be flying the EZ-3 and -4 flight systems on the SBIRS GEO-5 mission. This multi-manifest mission will support the deployment of two 12U Multi-Manifest Satellite Vehicles, TDO-3 and -4, prior to the deployment of the SBIRS GEO-5 satellite. A multi-manifest mission set allows more capability to be placed on orbit, ultimately providing more critical capabilities to the warfighter.Image Lockheed Martin
Payload Fairing (PLF)The SBIRS satellite is encapsulated in the 13.7-ft (4-m) diameter extra extended payload fairing (XEPF). The XEPF is a bisector (two-piece shell) fairing consisting of aluminum skin/stringer construction with vertical split-line longerons. The vehicle’s height with the XEPF is approximately 194 ft (59.1 m).
CentaurThe Centaur second stage is 10 ft (3 m) in diameter and 41.5 ft (12.6 m) long. Its propellant tanks are constructed of pressure-stabilized, corrosion resistant stainless steel. Centaur is a liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen- (cryogenic-) fueled vehicle. It uses a single RL10C-1-1 engine producing 23,825 lb (106 kilo-Newtons) of thrust. The cryogenic tanks are insulated with a combination of helium-purged insulation blankets, radiation shields, and spray-on foam insulation (SOFI). The Centaur forward adapter (CFA) provides the structural mountings for the fault-tolerant avionics system and the structural and electronic interfaces with the spacecraft.
BoosterThe Atlas V booster is 12.5 ft (3.81 m) in diameter and 106.5 ft (32.5 m) long. The booster’s tanks are structurally stable and constructed of isogrid aluminum barrels, spun-formed aluminum domes and intertank skirts. Atlas booster propulsion is provided by the RD-180 engine system (a single engine with two thrust chambers). The RD-180 burns RP-1 (Rocket Propellant-1 or highly purified kerosene) and liquid oxygen, and delivers 860,200 lb (3.83 mega-Newtons) of thrust at sea level. Two solid rocket boosters (SRBs) generate the additional power required at liftoff, each providing 348,500 lb (158,076 kg) of thrust. The Atlas V booster is controlled by the Centaur avionics system which provides guidance, flight control and vehicle sequencing functions during the booster and Centaur phases of flight.
The Atlas V 421 rocket, a unique configuration that includes two solid rocket boosters, provides the optimum performance to preciselydeliver a range of mission types. In its nearly 15 years of service, this configuration has been used to launch national security, science and commercial missions.
First Launch: Oct. 10, 2007Launches to date: 7
Performance to GTO: 15,180 lb (6,890 kg)
Performance to LEO-Reference: 29,980 lb (13,600 kg)
PRODUCTION
All Values Approximate
SPACELAUNCHCOMPLEX-41 PROCESSING
FixedLaunchPlatform
Solid RocketBoosters
Centaur
Booster
1
2
3
4
5
PayloadTransporter
1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Operations Center Receiving & Inspection
3 Building 8337 PLF/Adapter Receiving &
Inspection
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
VAFB ATLAS V 421
FairingHalves
BoattailISA
Centaur
ASA
Spacecraft
VAFB ATLAS V 411
FixedLaunchPlatform
Solid RocketBoosters
Centaur
Booster
1
2
3
4
5
PayloadTransporter
1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Operations Center Receiving & Inspection
3 Building 8337 PLF/Adapter Receiving
& Inspection
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing & Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
FairingHalves
BoattailISA
Centaur
ASA
Spacecraft
VAFB ATLAS V 401
FixedLaunchPlatform
Centaur
Booster1
2
3
4
5
PayloadTransporter
1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Operations Center Receiving & Inspection
3 Building 8337 PLF/Adapter Receiving &
Inspection
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
FairingHalves
BoattailISA
Centaur
ASA
Spacecraft
VAFB ATLAS V 431
FixedLaunchPlatform
Solid RocketBoosters
Centaur
Booster
1
2
3
4
5
PayloadTransporter
1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Operations Center Receiving & Inspection
3 Building 8337 PLF/Adapter Receiving &
Inspection
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
Boattail
FairingHalves
Spacecraft
ISA
Centaur
ASA
VAFB ATLAS V 501
1
2
3
4
5
FixedLaunchPlatform
PayloadTransporter
Centaur
Booster 1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Operations Center Receiving & Inspection
3 Building 8337 PLF/Adapter Receiving &
Inspection
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
Spacecraft
Fairing Halves,Base Modules, CFLR
Boattail
Centaur
CISA
VAFB VULCAN CENTAUR
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
(Excess Capacity at Horizontal Integration Facility [HIF])
2 Delta Operations Center ISA & Centaur V, Vertical
Integration
3 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
4 Spaceflight Processing Operations Center (SPOC)
Perform PTT #1 LVR Testing
Solid RocketBoosters
1
2
3
4
5
FixedLaunchPlatform
PayloadTransporter
Centaur
Booster 1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Operations Center Receiving & Inspection
3 Building 8337 PLF/Adapter Receiving &
Inspection
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
Spacecraft
Fairing Halves,Base Modules, CFLR
Boattail
Centaur
CISA
VAFB ATLAS V 511
Solid RocketBoosters
1
2
3
4
5
FixedLaunchPlatform
PayloadTransporter
Centaur
Booster 1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Operations Center Receiving & Inspection
3 Building 8337 PLF/Adapter Receiving &
Inspection
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
Spacecraft
Fairing Halves,Base Modules, CFLR
Boattail
Centaur
CISA
VAFB ATLAS V 521
Solid RocketBoosters
1
2
3
4
5
FixedLaunchPlatform
PayloadTransporter
Centaur
Booster 1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Operations Center Receiving & Inspection
3 Building 8337 PLF/Adapter Receiving &
Inspection
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
Spacecraft
Fairing Halves,Base Modules, CFLR
Boattail
Centaur
CISA
VAFB ATLAS V 531
Solid RocketBoosters
1
2
3
4
5
FixedLaunchPlatform
PayloadTransporter
Centaur
Booster1 Remote Launch Control Center
(RLCC) Launch Control Center & Mission
Director’s Center
2 Operations Center Receiving & Inspection
3 Building 8337 PLF/Adapter Receiving &
Inspection
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
Spacecraft
Fairing Halves,Base Modules, CFLR
Boattail
Centaur
CISA
VAFB ATLAS V 541
Solid RocketBoosters
1
2
3
4
5
FixedLaunchPlatform
PayloadTransporter
Centaur
Booster1 Remote Launch Control Center
(RLCC) Launch Control Center & Mission
Director’s Center
2 Operations Center Receiving & Inspection
3 Building 8337 PLF/Adapter Receiving &
Inspection
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
Spacecraft
Fairing Halves,Base Modules, CFLR
Boattail
Centaur
CISA
VAFB ATLAS V 551
1
2
3
4
5
Fairing Halves
Payload Adapter Fittings
Spacecraft
SecondStage Booster
PayloadTransporter
Graphite/EpoxyMotors (GEM)
MobileAssembly
Shelter
FixedLaunchPlatform
1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Building 945 Receiving, Inspection, Staging & Final Processing
3 Horizontal Integration Facility Receiving, Inspection & Second
Stage Integration
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration & Testing,
Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
VAFB DIV_5-2
1
2
3
4
5
Fairing Halves
Payload AttachFitting
Spacecraft
Second Stage Booster
PayloadTransporter
Graphite/EpoxyMotors (GEM)
MobileAssembly
Shelter
FixedLaunchPlatform
1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Building 945 Receiving, Inspection, Staging & Final Processing
3 Horizontal Integration Facility Receiving, Inspection & Second
Stage Integration
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate &Integrated Operations
VAFB DIV_5-4
1
2
3
4
MobileAssemblyShelter
BoostersSecondStage
Payload AttachFitting
Spacecraft
PayloadTransporter
FixedLaunchPlatform
1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Horizontal Integration Facility Receiving, Inspection & Second
Stage Integration
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
4 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration & Testing,
Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
VAFB DELTA IV HEAVY
Booster
10-ft PayloadFairing
Graphite EpoxyMotors
SecondStage
PayloadAdapterFitting
InterstageAdapter
2
3
1
5
Fixed UmbilicalTower (FUT)
4
1 Building 1670 Receiving, Inspection, Staging,
Final Processing & Material Stores
2 Building 836 Receiving, Inspection & Booster
Transfer
3 Hazardous Processing Receiving, Inspection, Destruct
Installation & Second Stage Nozzle Installation
4 Spacecraft Processing Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
DELTA II VAFB, CA
Spacecraft
Solid RocketBoosters1
2
3
4
5
FixedLaunchPlatform
Encapsulated Payload
Centaur Booster
1 Remote Launch Control Center (RLCC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Building 945Staging & Final Processing
3 Horizontal Integration Facility Receiving & Inspection
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
Spacecraft
ISA
FairingHalves
CAPE ATLAS V 551
4
MobileLaunchPlatform
PayloadTransporter
3
Solid RocketBoosters
1
Payload Adapter
Spacecraft
PayloadFairing Halves
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)
Launch Control Center, Mission Director's Center, Mission Support Teams, Launch Vehicle Horizontal Processing & Ordnance Installation
2 Delta Operations Center O�line Vertical Integration (OVI):
Interstage Adapters, Centaur, Boatail, Base Module & Centaur Forward Load Reactor Deck
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
2
BoattailCISA
CFLR
Centaur
Booster
Crew Access Tower
Crew Access Tower
CAPE ATLAS V 541
4
MobileLaunchPlatform
PayloadTransporter
3
Solid RocketBoosters
1
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Delta Operations Center O�line Vertical Integration (OVI):
Interstage Adapters, Centaur, Boatail, Base Module and Centaur Forward Load Reactor Deck
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
2
BoattailCISA
CFLR
Centaur
Booster
Payload Adapter
Spacecraft
PayloadFairing Halves
Crew Access Tower
CAPE ATLAS V 531
4
MobileLaunchPlatform
PayloadTransporter
3
Solid RocketBoosters
1
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Delta Operations Center O�line Vertical Integration (OVI):
Interstage Adapters, Centaur, Boatail, Base Module and Centaur Forward Load Reactor Deck
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
2
BoattailCISA
CFLR
Centaur
Booster
Payload Adapter
Spacecraft
PayloadFairing Halves
Crew Access Tower4
MobileLaunchPlatform
PayloadTransporter
3
Solid RocketBoosters
1
2
CAPE ATLAS V 521
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Delta Operations Center O�line Vertical Integration (OVI):
Interstage Adapters, Centaur, Boatail, Base Module and Centaur Forward Load Reactor Deck
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
BoattailCISA
CFLR
Centaur
Booster
Payload Adapter
Spacecraft
PayloadFairing Halves
Crew Access Tower
Solid RocketBoosters
CAPE ATLAS V 511
4
PayloadTransporter
3
1
2
MobileLaunchPlatform
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Delta Operations Center O�line Vertical Integration (OVI):
Interstage Adapters, Centaur, Boatail, Base Module and Centaur Forward Load Reactor Deck
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
BoattailCISA
CFLR
Centaur
Booster
Payload Adapter
Spacecraft
PayloadFairing Halves
Crew Access Tower
CAPE ATLAS V 501
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Delta Operations Center O�line Vertical Integration (OVI):
Interstage Adapters, Centaur, Boatail, Base Module and Centaur Forward Load Reactor Deck
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations4
MobileLaunchPlatform
PayloadTransporter
3
1
2
BoattailCISA
CFLR
Centaur
Booster
Payload Adapter
Spacecraft
PayloadFairing Halves
Crew Access Tower
3
SLC-41
ISA isUnpackaged
Crew Access Tower
4
PayloadAdapter
1
Booster
2 InterstageAdapter
CAPE ATLAS V 431
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Delta Operations Center ISA, Centaur, Boattail &
Vertical Integration
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
3
2
1
4
MobileLaunchPlatform
Solid RocketBoosters
BoattailISA
Centaur
Booster
PayloadFairingHalves
Payload Adapter
Spacecraft
Crew Access Tower
CAPE ATLAS V Starliner
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Delta Operations Center ISA, Centaur, Boattail &
Aeroskirt Vertical Integration
3 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Starliner Mate &Integrated Operations
Aeroskirt
2
1
3
MobileLaunchPlatform
Solid RocketBoosters
BoattailISA Centaur
Booster
Starliner
Crew Access Tower
CAPE ATLAS V 421
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Delta Operations Center ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical
Integration
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
3
2
1
4
MobileLaunchPlatform
Solid RocketBoosters
BoattailISA
Centaur
Booster
PayloadFairingHalves
Payload Adapter
Spacecraft
CAPE ATLAS V 411
Solid RocketBooster
3
2
1
4
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Delta Operations Center ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical
Integration
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing &
Encapsulation
4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
MobileLaunchPlatform
BoattailISA
Centaur
Booster
PayloadFairingHalves
Payload Adapter
Spacecraft
Crew Access Tower
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC)
Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Delta Operations Center ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical
Integration
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
CAPE ATLAS V 401
BoattailISA
Centaur
Booster
3
2
1
4
MobileLaunchPlatform
PayloadFairingHalves
Payload Adapter
Spacecraft
Crew Access Tower
1 Delta Operations Center Mission Director’s Center &
Second Stage Processing
2 Receipt Inspection Shop Receiving, Inspection, Staging
& Final Processing
3 Horizontal Integration Facility Receiving, Inspection & Vehicle
Integration
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
PayloadTransporter
LaunchTable
Spacecraft
CAPE DELTA IV M+ (5,4)
1
2
3
5
4
SecondStage
Booster
FairingHalves
PayloadAttachFitting
Solid RocketMotors
1 Delta Operations Center Mission Director’s Center &
Second Stage Processing
2 Receipt Inspection Shop Receiving, Inspection, Staging
& Final Processing
3 Horizontal Integration Facility Receiving, Inspection & Vehicle
Integration
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
PayloadTransporter
LaunchTable
Spacecraft
CAPE DELTA IV M+ (5,2)
1
2
3
5
4
Booster
FairingHalves
PayloadAttachFitting
Solid RocketMotors
SecondStage
1 Delta Operations Center Mission Director’s Center &
Second Stage Processing
2 Receipt Inspection Shop Receiving, Inspection, Staging
& Final Processing
3 Horizontal Integration Facility Receiving, Inspection & Vehicle
Integration
4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
PayloadTransporter
LaunchTable
Spacecraft
CAPE DELTA IV M+ (4,2)
1
2
3
5
4
Booster
FairingHalves
PayloadAttachFitting
Solid RocketMotors
SecondStage
1 Delta Operations Center Mission Director’s Center &
Second Stage Processing 2 Horizontal Integration Facility Receiving, Inspection & Vehicle
Integration
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing
& Encapsulation
4 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration &
Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
Booster(s)
1
CAPE DELTA IV HEAVY
2
3
4
PayloadTransporter
Spacecraft
FairingHalves
PayloadAttachFitting
SecondStage
1 Sacramento, CA Solid Rocket Booster Fabrication at Aerojet Rocketdyne
2 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design Center Engineering
3 Harlingen, TX Payload Fairing, Adapter & Centaur Fabrication
4 Decatur, AL Booster Fabrication & Final Assembly Centaur Final Assembly
5 West Palm Beach, FL RL10C-1-1 Engine Fabrication at Aerojet Rocketdyne
6 Khimki, Russia RD-180 Engine Fabrication at NPO Energomash
1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC) Launch Control Center & Mission Director’s Center
2 Delta Operations Center ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical Integration
3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing & Encapsulation
4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Vehicle Integration & Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Operations
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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15
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Longitude (deg)
Geo
detic
Lat
itude
(deg
)
80
60
40
20
0
-20
-80
-60
-40
-135 -90 -45 0 1359045
Launch Vehicle /Spacecraft Groundtrack
TEL-4
BOSS
7
10 11
89
1213 1614
Time(hr:min:sec)Event
1 RD-180 Engine Ignition -0:00:02.7Liftoff (Thrust to Weight> 1) 0:00:01.1Begin Pitch/Yaw Maneuver 0:00:05.9Mach 1 0:00:47.3Maximum Dynamic Pressure 0:00:47.9 SRB Jettison 0:02:09.7Atlas Booster Engine Cutoff (BECO) 0:04:10.0 Atlas Centaur Separation 0:04:16.0Centaur Main Engine Start (MES-1) 0:04:26.0 Payload Fairing Jettison 0:04:34.0 Centaur Main Engine Cutoff (MECO-1) 0:15:06.3EZ-3 Deployment 0:15:37.3EZ-4 Deployment 0:16:25.3 Centaur Main Engine Start (MES-2) 0:31:06.5Centaur Main Engine Cutoff (MECO-2) 0:34:27.5SBIRS GEO-5 Separation 0:42:46.5 Centaur Main Engine Start (MES-3) 1:19:27.6Centaur Main Engine Cutoff (MECO-3) 1:19:40.5 Start Blowdown 1:24:17.5 End of Mission 2:00:57.5
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Parking Orbit
Pre-Separation OrbitTransfer Orbit
56
78
9
1011
1213 14SBIRS GEO-5 Orbit at Separation
Perigee Altitude: 499.58 nmi | Apogee Altitude: 19305.20 nmiInclination: 21.14 deg | Argument of Perigee: 178.0 deg
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