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Explained: Why Atlas 5 will have longer windows for station flights


Explained: Why Atlas 5 will have longer windows for station flights Expanding a single instant in time to 30 minutes, the upcoming United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rockets with Cygnus cargo-delivery freighters bound for the International Space Station will have an unprecedented opportunity available to launch each day. The first of two such launches in a 100-day span from Cape Canaveral, known as the OA-4 mission for Orbital ATK, is scheduled for Dec. 3. The pair of flights will deliver over 15,000 pounds of supplies to the outpost. The timing for a launch to the station, flying 250 miles above the Earth, is dictated by getting into the orbital plane of the complex for a rendezvous.   More



(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Nov 19)

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