Rocket Launch: ULA Atlas V SBIRS GEO 3 Jan 19, 2017 07:46 PM

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 Rocket Launch: United Launch Alliance Atlas V SBIRS GEO 3
Jan 19, 2017 07:46 PM Kennedy Space Center Rocket Launch: United Launch Alliance Atlas V SBIRS GEO 3

MISSION

Watch from up close as United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The Atlas V rocket will carry SBIRS GEO 3, a satellite of the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) that is a consolidated system for United States infrared space surveillance. Built by Lockheed Martin, the SBIRS GEO 3 satellite is deployed for the U.S. military to detect missile launches and provide other tactical support.

https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/events/events-calendar/2017/january/rocket-launch-ula-atlas-v-sbirs-geo-3

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WATCH LIVE TONIGHT! Air Force Launching Missile-Detecting Satellite @ 7:46 pm ET

http://www.space.com/17933-nasa-television-webcasts-live-space-tv.html

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WATCH LIVE TONIGHT! Air Force Launching Missile-Detecting Satellite @ 7:46 pm ET

http://www.space.com/17933-nasa-television-webcasts-live-space-tv.html

T-4:00 and counting

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Fouled range hold

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24 hour scrub

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The U.S. Air Force's SBIRS Geo-3 satellite is headed to orbit atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket after a smooth liftoff Friday (Jan. 20) at 7:42 p.m. EST (0042 GMT on Jan. 21). Watch the liftoff live in the window below.

http://www.space.com/17933-nasa-television-webcasts-live-space-tv.html

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The U.S. Air Force's SBIRS Geo-3 satellite is headed to orbit atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket after a smooth liftoff Friday (Jan. 20) at 7:42 p.m. EST (0042 GMT on Jan. 21). Watch the liftoff live in the window below.

The ULA people are a very impressive bunch.