United Launch Alliance (ULA) will use an Atlas V 551 AEHF-5 will be a protected communications MISSION rocket to launch the fifth Advanced Extremely High relay to provide the highest levels of information Frequency (AEHF) communications satellite for the protection to the nation’s most critical users. U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center The Lockheed Martin A2100 satellite gives from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral senior leadership a survivable line of communi- Air Force Station, Florida. cations to military forces in all levels of conflict, MISSION including nuclear war. The system features The AEHF system, developed by Lockheed encryption, low probability of intercept and Martin, provides vastly improved global, surviv- detection, jammer resistance and the ability to OVERVIEW able, protected communications capabilities for penetrate the electro-magnetic interference strategic command and tactical warfighters. This caused by nuclear weapons to route commu- jam-resistant system also serves international nications, real-time video, maps and targeting partners including Canada, the Netherlands and data to users on land, at sea or in the air. the United Kingdom. The Atlas V 551 rocket will deliver AEHF-5 into an optimized, high-energy geosynchronous transfer orbit. ULA and the AEHF program pro- duced this ascent profile to maximize mission flexibility over the satellite’s lifetime. Atlas V rockets successfully launched the first four AEHF satellites in 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2018 as the new constellation was formed in ATLAS V Producing more than two and a geosynchronous orbit 22,300 miles above Earth half million pounds of thrust at to augment and eventually replace the legacy liftoff, the Atlas V 551 rocket is MILSTAR communications satellite fleet. One the most powerful in the Atlas V AEHF satellite has greater capacity than the fleet. In its more than 10 years of Image Courtesy of Lockheed Martin entire five-satellite MILSTAR constellation. service, the 551 rocket has launched groundbreaking missions for our LAUNCH Payload Fairing (PLF) AEHF-5 nation—from the critically important The spacecraft is encapsulated in a 5-m (17-ft) Spacecraft VEHICLE diameter short payload fairing. The 5-m PLF is MUOS constellation to historic a sandwich composite structure made with a science missions including New vented aluminum-honeycomb core and graph- 5-m Payload Horizons, the first mission to Pluto ite-epoxy face sheets. The bisector (two-piece Fairing and the Juno mission to Jupiter. shell) PLF encapsulates both the Centaur and the satellite. The vehicle’s height with the 5-m Payload Adapter First Launch: Jan. 19, 2006 short PLF is approximately 197 ft. Launches to date: 9 Centaur Forward Centaur Load Reactors Performance to GTO: The Centaur second stage is 10 ft in diameter 8,900 kg (19,620 lb) and 41.5 ft in length. Its propellant tanks are Centaur constructed of pressure-stabilized, corrosion- Performance to LEO-Reference: resistant stainless steel. Centaur is a cryogenic 18,850 kg (41,570 lb) vehicle, fueled with liquid hydrogen and liquid RL10C-1 Engine oxygen, powered by an RL10C-1 engine produc- ing 22,900 lb of thrust. The cryogenic tanks are Boattail insulated with a combination of helium-purged blankets, radiation shields and spray-on foam insulation (SOFI). The Centaur forward adapt- Centaur Interstage er (CFA) provides structural mountings for the Adapter MISSION With more than a century of fault-tolerant avionics system and structural and combined heritage, ULA is the world’s electrical interfaces with the spacecraft. Booster Cylindrical SUCCESS most experienced and reliable launch Interstage Adapter service provider. ULA has successfully Booster delivered more than 130 missions to The booster is 12.5 ft in diameter and 106.5 ft in Booster orbit that provide Earth observation length. The booster’s tanks are structurally rigid capabilities, enable global communi- and constructed of isogrid aluminum barrels, cations, unlock the mysteries of our spun-formed aluminum domes and intertank skirts. Booster propulsion is provided by the solar system and support life-saving RD-180 engine system (a single engine with technology. two thrust chambers). The RD-180 burns RP-1 (Rocket Propellant-1 or highly purified kerosene) and liquid oxygen and delivers 860,200 lb of Solid Rocket thrust at sea level. Five solid rocket boosters Boosters (SRBs) generate the additional power required at liftoff, with each SRB providing 348,500 lb of thrust. The Centaur avionics system, provides guidance, flight control and vehicle sequenc- ing functions during the booster and Centaur phases of flight. RD-180 Engine ulalaunch.com Copyright © 2019 United Launch Alliance, LLC. All Rights Reserved. CAPE DELTA IV M+ (5,2) CAPE DELTA IV M+ (5,4) CAPE DELTA IV HEAVY CAPE DELTA IV M+ (4,2)
1 Second 1 Second DELTA II ATLAS V 401 ATLAS1 V Second411 ATLAS V 421 ATLAS V 431 Solid Rocket Stage Solid Rocket Stage Second Solid Rocket Stage Motors Motors 1 Stage Motors Booster Booster Booster Booster(s) 1 Sacramento, CA 1 Sacramento, CA 1 Sacramento, CA 2 Fairing 1 Delta Operations Center 2 Fairing 1 Delta Operations Center 2 Fairing 1 Delta Operations Center Solid Rocket Booster Fabrica- Solid Rocket Booster Fabrica- Solid Rocket Booster Fabrica- Halves Mission Director’s Center & Halves Mission Director’s Center & Fairing Halves Mission Director’s Center & tion at Aerojet Rocketdyne tion at Aerojet Rocketdyne tion at Aerojet Rocketdyne Second Stage Processing Second Stage Processing Halves 1 Denver, CO Second Stage Processing 2 Denver, CO 2 Denver, CO 2 Denver, CO ULA Headquarters & Design ULA Headquarters & Design ULA Headquarters & Design ULA Headquarters & Design 2 Receipt Inspection Shop 2 Receipt Inspection Shop 1 Sacramento, CA 2 Receipt Inspection Shop Center Engineering Center Engineering Center Engineering Center Engineering Receiving, Inspection, Staging Receiving, Inspection, Staging RS 27A and AJ10 118K Engine 1 Delta Operations Center Receiving, Inspection, Staging Payload & Final Processing Payload & Final Processing Payload 2 Harlingen, TX Payload & Final Processing 3 Harlingen, TX 3 Harlingen, TX 3 Harlingen, TX Attach Fabrication at Aerojet Rocketdyne Mission Director’s Center & 3 Attach 3 Attach Second Stage Processing Payload Fairing, Payload 3 Attach Payload Fairing, Payload Payload Fairing, Payload Payload Fairing, Payload Fitting1 2 2 Magna, UT Fitting 3 Horizontal Integration Facility 3 Horizontal Integration Facility Fitting Fairing Adapter, Booster 1 Fitting 3 Horizontal Integration Facility Fairing Adapter, Booster 1 Fairing Adapter, Booster 1 Fairing Adapter, Booster Receiving, Inspection & Vehicle Receiving, Inspection3 & Vehicle Graphite Epoxy Motor Fabrication 1 2 Receiving, Inspection & Vehicle 2 2 5 5 2 2 Horizontal Integration Facility Adapter & Centaur5 Adapter Adapter & Centaur Adapter Adapter & Centaur Adapter Adapter & Centaur Adapter Integration Integration 4 at Northrop Grumman Integration Receiving, Inspection & Vehicle Fabrication Fabrication Fabrication Fabrication 3 Denver, CO Integration 4 Spacecraft Processing Facility 4 Spacecraft Processing Facility 3 Decatur, AL 4 Spacecraft Processing Facility 4 Decatur, AL 4 Decatur, AL 4 Decatur, AL ULA Headquarters & 4 Spacecraft Processing, Testing 4 Spacecraft Processing, Testing 4 3 Booster Fabrication & Final 4 Spacecraft4 Processing, Testing Booster Fabrication & Final 4 Booster Fabrication & Final 4 Booster Fabrication & Final 5 Design Center Engineering 3 3 Spacecraft Processing Facility & Encapsulation & Encapsulation Spacecraft Processing, Testing Assembly, Centaur Tank & Encapsulation Assembly, Centaur Tank Assembly, Centaur Tank Assembly, Centaur Tank Spacecraft Spacecraft 4 Iuka, MS Spacecraft & Encapsulation Fabrication & Centaur Final Fabrication & Centaur Final Fabrication & Centaur Final Fabrication & Centaur Final 5 Mobile Service Tower 5 Mobile Service Tower Payload Fairing Fabrication at 5 Mobile Service Tower Assembly Assembly Assembly Assembly Launch Launch Vehicle Integration & Launch Launch Vehicle Integration & Northrop Grumman 4 Mobile Service Tower Launch Launch Vehicle Integration & Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Testing, Spacecraft Mate & 4 4 West Palm Beach, FL Testing, Spacecraft Mate5 & 5 West Palm Beach, FL 5 5 West Palm Beach, FL 5 5 West Palm Beach, FL Table Table 5 Decatur, AL 5 Launch Vehicle Integration & Table 6 Integrated Operations Integrated Operations Spacecraft Testing, Spacecraft Mate & RL10C 1 Engine Fabrication Integrated Operations RL10C 1 Engine Fabrication 6 RL10C 1 Engine Fabrication 6 RL10C 1 Engine Fabrication Booster, Payload Fairing & 2 3 3 3 Payload Payload Payload Integrated Operations at Aerojet Rocketdyne Payload at Aerojet Rocketdyne at Aerojet Rocketdyne at Aerojet Rocketdyne Second Stage Fabrication Transporter Transporter Transporter 5 Khimki, Russia Transporter 6 Khimki, Russia 6 Khimki, Russia 6 Khimki, Russia RD 180 Engine Fabrication at RD 180 Engine Fabrication at RD 180 Engine Fabrication at RD 180 Engine Fabrication at NPO Energomash NPO Energomash NPO Energomash NPO Energomash
ATLAS V 501 ATLAS V 511 ATLAS V 521 ATLAS V 531 ATLAS V 541
1 Sacramento, CA 1 Sacramento, CA 1 Sacramento, CA 1 Sacramento, CA Solid Rocket Booster Fabrication Solid Rocket Booster Fabrication Solid Rocket Booster Fabrication Solid Rocket Booster Fabrication 1 Denver, CO at Aerojet Rocketdyne at Aerojet Rocketdyne at Aerojet Rocketdyne at Aerojet Rocketdyne ULA Headquarters & Design 2 Denver, CO 2 Denver, CO 2 Denver, CO 2 Denver, CO Center Engineering ULA Headquarters & Design ULA Headquarters & Design ULA Headquarters & Design ULA Headquarters & Design 2 Harlingen, TX Center Engineering Center Engineering Center Engineering Center Engineering Payload Adapter, Booster 3 Harlingen, TX 3 Harlingen, TX 3 Harlingen, TX 3 Harlingen, TX Adapter & Centaur Adapter Payload Adapter, Booster Payload Adapter, Booster Payload Adapter, Booster Payload Adapter, Booster Fabrication Adapter & Centaur Adapter Adapter & Centaur Adapter Adapter & Centaur Adapter Adapter & Centaur Adapter 3 Decatur, AL Fabrication Fabrication Fabrication Fabrication Booster Fabrication & Final 4 Decatur, AL 4 Decatur, AL 4 Decatur, AL 4 Decatur, AL 1 Assembly, Centaur Tank 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Booster Fabrication & Final Booster Fabrication & Final Booster Fabrication & Final Booster Fabrication & Final Fabrication & Final Assembly DELTA II VAFB, CA CAPE ATLAS V 401 CAPE ATLAS V 411 Assembly, CentaurCAPE Tank ATLAS V 421 Assembly, Centaur Tank CAPE ATLAS V 431 Assembly, Centaur Tank CAPE ATLAS V Starliner Assembly, Centaur Tank 4 West Palm Beach, FL Fabrication & Final Assembly Fabrication & Final Assembly Fabrication & Final Assembly Fabrication & Final Assembly RL10C 1 Engine Fabrication at 3 4 5 West Palm Beach, FL 4 5 West Palm Beach, FL 4 5 West Palm Beach, FL 4 5 West Palm Beach, FL Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C 1 Engine Fabrication at RL10C 1 Engine Fabrication at RL10C 1 Engine Fabrication at RL10C 1 Engine Fabrication at 5 Khimki, Russia 1 10-ft Payload Aerojet Rocketdyne Solid Rocket Aerojet Rocketdyne Solid Rocket Aerojet Rocketdyne 1 Aerojet Rocketdyne Fairing Interstage 5 RD 180Solid Engine Rocket Fabrication at1 6 Boosters 16 6 6 Solid Rocket Adapter 1 6 Khimki, Russia 6 Khimki, Russia Boosters 6 Khimki, Russia 6 Khimki, Russia NPO BoosterEnergomash Booster Boosters Second Booster 4 Booster 5 RD 180 Engine Fabrication at 5 RD 180 Engine Fabrication at Booster 5 RD 180 Engine Fabrication at Booster 5 RD 180 Engine Fabrication at Stage Boattail 6 Zurich, Switzerland Boattail Boattail NPO Energomash NPO Energomash Boattail NPO Energomash Boattail NPO Energomash Graphite Epoxy ISA 6 2 5-m Payload Fairing ISA 7 3 7 ISA 3 7 3 7 3 7 Zurich, Switzerland 7 Zurich, Switzerland ISA 7 Zurich, Switzerland ISA 7 Zurich, Switzerland Motors Fabrication at RUAG Space Centaur 5-m Payload Fairing 5-m Payload Fairing 5-m Payload Fairing 5-m Payload Fairing Booster 1 Fabrication at RUAG Space Fabrication at RUAG Space Fabrication at RUAG Space Aeroskirt Fabrication at RUAG Space Centaur Centaur Centaur Centaur 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC) 1 Atlas Spaceflight Launch Control Center & Operations Center (ASOC) Mission Director’s Center Payload ATLAS V STARLINER DELTAPayload IV HEAVY Launch Control Center & Mission DELTA IV 5,2 Payload DELTA IV 5,4 Payload ATLAS V 551 Adapter Adapter Director’s Center Adapter Adapter 2 Delta Operations Center Starliner Spacecraft Spacecraft ISA, Centaur, Boattail & 1 Building 1670 Payload 1 Atlas Spaceflight Spacecraft Spacecraft 1 Atlas Spaceflight 2 Delta Operations Center Payload Vertical Integration PRODUCTION 1 Sacramento, CA FLIGHT Receiving, Inspection, Staging, Fairing Operations Center (ASOC) Fairing Operations Center (ASOC) Halves 1 Sacramento, CA ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical Solid Rocket Booster Fabrication Final Processing & Material Stores Launch Control Center & Integration Halves Launch Control Center & PROFILE Mission Director’s Center Solid Rocket Booster Fabrica- Mission Director’s Center 3 Spacecraft Processing Facility at Aerojet Rocketdyne Payload Spacecraft Processing, Testing 3 Adapter 2 Building 836 tion at Aerojet Rocketdyne 1 Atlas Spaceflight2 Denver, CO 3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Payload & Encapsulation Fitting Receiving, Inspection & Booster 2 Delta Operations Center 2 Denver, CO Payload Spacecraft Processing, Testing & 2 Delta Operations Center Operations Center ULA Headquarters(ASOC) & Design Transfer ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical Fairing ULA Headquarters & Design Fairing Encapsulation 4 Vertical Integration Facility Launch Control Center Center Engineering & 5 Integration Halves Integration Halves Mission Director’s Center Center Engineering Launch Vehicle Integration & 3 Harlingen, TX 3 Hazardous Processing 4 Vertical Integration Facility 3 Spacecraft Processing Facility 3 Harlingen, TX 1 De Soto, CA 3 Spacecraft Processing Facility1 De Soto, CA Testing, Spacecraft1 De Soto, Mate CA & Payload Adapter, Booster 4 Receiving, Inspection, Destruct Launch Vehicle Integration & Integrated Operations 2 Delta Operations Center Installation & Second Stage Nozzle Spacecraft Processing, Testing Booster Adapter & Centaur RS 68A Engine Fabrication at Spacecraft Processing, Testing RS 68A Engine Fabrication at RS 68A Engine Fabrication at ISA, Centaur, Boattail Adapter & & Centaur Adapter Spacecraft Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Mobile Mobile Installation Mobile & Encapsulation Adapter Fabrication Aerojet Rocketdyne 2 & Encapsulation Aerojet Rocketdyne 2 Aerojet Rocketdyne Mobile Aeroskirt Vertical Fabrication Integration Time 3 1 2 3 Integrated Operations Launch 3 Launch 3 Launch Launch Crew 2 Denver, CO 2 Brigham City, UT 2 Brigham City, UT Crew Event (hr:min:sec) 4 Vertical Integration Facility 4 Decatur, AL Mobile 2 Platform Crew 3 4 Vertical Integration Facility Platform Crew3 1 2Platform 4 Decatur, AL 4 Spacecraft Processing Platform Access Access Access 3 Vertical Integration Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing & 4 Launch Vehicle Integration & 4 Booster Fabrication & Final Launch ULA Headquarters & Design 4 Launch Vehicle Integration & Solid Rocket Motor Fabrication at 4 Access Solid Rocket Motor Fabrication at 3 Booster Fabrication & Final 1 RD-180 Engine Ignition -00:00:02.7 Tower Tower Tower Tower Launch Vehicle Integration & Encapsulation Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Assembly, Centaur Tank Platform 1 Center Engineering 1 Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Northrop Grumman 1 Northrop Grumman Testing, Starliner Assembly, Mate & Centaur Tank Liftoff (Thrust to Weight> 1) 00:00:01.1 Integrated Operations Fabrication & Centaur Final 3 Decatur, AL Integrated Operations 3 Denver, CO 3 Denver, CO Integrated Operations Fixed Umbilical 4 Fabrication & Final Assembly Begin Pitch/Yaw Maneuver 00:00:03.9 5 Mobile Service Tower Assembly, Aeroskirt Crew 3 Booster, Payload Fairing and 4 ULA Headquarters & Design 4 ULA Headquarters & Design 4 5 West Palm Beach, FL Tower (FUT) Launch Vehicle Integration & Mach 1 00:00:34.4 Fabrication Access Second Stage Fabrication Center Engineering Center Engineering RL10C 1 Engine Fabrication at Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Tower Maximum Dynamic Pressure 00:00:46.2 Integrated Operations 5 West Palm Beach, FL 4 West Palm Beach, FL 4 Decatur, AL 4 Decatur, AL 6 Aerojet Rocketdyne 5 RL10C 1 Engine Fabrication RL10 Engine Fabrication at Aerojet ULA Booster, Payload Fairing and ULA Booster, Payload Fairing and 6 Khimki, Russia 2 SRB Jettison 00:01:45.8 4 5 5 5 6 3 at Aerojet Rocketdyne Rocketdyne Second Stage Fabrication Second Stage Fabrication RD 180 Engine Fabrication at 3 Payload Fairing Jettison 00:03:23.3 5 West Palm Beach, FL 5 West Palm Beach, FL 6 Khimki, Russia 7 3 NPO Energomash 4 Booster Engine Cutoff (BECO) 00:04:26.2 RD 180 Engine Fabrication at RL10 Engine Fabrication at Aerojet RL10 Engine Fabrication at Aerojet 7 Zurich, Switzerland 5 Booster/Centaur Separation 00:04:32.2 NPO Energomash Rocketdyne Rocketdyne 5-m Payload Fairing Fabrication at RUAG Space 6 Centaur Main Engine Start (MES-1) 00:04:42.2 7 Centaur First Main Engine Cutoff (MECO-1) 00:11:41.5 8 Centaur Second Main Engine Start (MES-2) 00:22:49.9 CAPE ATLAS V 501 CAPE ATLAS V 511 CAPE ATLAS V 521 CAPE ATLAS V 531 CAPE ATLAS V 541 CAPESPACE ATLAS V 551 9 Centaur Second Main Engine Cutoff (MECO-2) 00:28:53.3 10 EZ-1 Separation 00:29:24.3 LAUNCH current as of 1.31.18 COMPLEX-41 11 Centaur Third Main Engine Start (MES-3) 05:36:00.0 DELTA IV 4,2 PROCESSING 12 Centaur Third Main Engine Cutoff (MECO-3) 05:37:46.6 13 AEHF-5 Separation 05:40:35.7 1 1 1 1 1 1 Booster Booster Booster Booster 14 Start Blowdown 06:06:55.7 Booster Booster Solid Rocket Boattail Solid Rocket Boattail Solid Rocket Boattail Solid Rocket Boattail 15 End of Mission 06:38:35.7 Boattail Solid Rocket Boattail Boosters Boosters Boosters Boosters Boosters CISA CISA CISA CISA CISA CISA AEHF-5 Orbit at Separation Parking Orbit CFLR CFLR CFLR CFLR Apogee Altitude: 19,059.8 nmi | Perigee Altitude: 7,794.42 nmi Transfer Orbit CFLR CFLR Inclination: 9.95 deg | Argument of Perigee: 180.00 deg Pre-Separation Orbit Centaur Centaur Centaur Centaur Centaur Centaur Longitude (deg) 2 2 2 2 2 1 De Soto, CA 2 RS 68A Engine Fabrication at 1 Atlas Spaceflight 80 1 Atlas Spaceflight 1 Atlas Spaceflight 1 Atlas Spaceflight 1 Atlas Spaceflight 2 1 Atlas SpaceflightAerojet Rocketdyne Operations Center (ASOC) Operations Center (ASOC) Operations Center (ASOC) Operations Center (ASOC) Operations Center (ASOC) Operations 2Center Brigham (ASOC) City, UT Launch Control Center, Mission 3 60 Launch Control Center & Mission Launch Control Center & Launch Control Center & Mission Launch Control Center & Launch Control Solid Center Rocket & Booster Fabrication Payload Director's Center, Mission Support Payload Payload Payload Teams, Launch Vehicle Horizontal Payload Director’s Center Payload Mission Director’s Center Director’s Center Adapter Mission Director’s Center Mission Director’s Center Adapter BOSS Adapter Adapter 1 Adapter at Northrop Grumman Processing & Ordnance Installation Adapter Spacecraft Spacecraft 40 Spacecraft 2 Delta Operations Center 2 Delta Operations Center Spacecraft 2 Delta Operations Center 2 Delta Operations Center Spacecraft 2 Delta Operations3 Denver, Center CO TEL-4 Spacecraft 4 ULA Headquarters & Design 2 Delta Operations Center 6 ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical ISA, Centaur, Boattail & Vertical 7 Integration Integration Integration Integration Integration Center Engineering Interstage Adapter, Centaur, 20 4 Decatur, AL Boattail, Base Module Vertical 3 Spacecraft Processing Facility 3 Spacecraft Processing Facility 3 Spacecraft Processing Facility 3 Spacecraft Processing Facility 3 Spacecraft Processing Facility Integration TDRS W 8 ULA Booster, Payload Fairing and TDRS E 14 13 Payload Spacecraft Processing, Testing Payload Spacecraft Processing, Testing Payload Spacecraft Processing, Testing Payload Spacecraft Processing, Testing Payload Spacecraft Processing, Testing Payload 0 9 10 Transporter Transporter Transporter Transporter 5 Second Stage Fabrication Transporter 3 Spacecraft Processing Facility 12 & Encapsulation Transporter & Encapsulation Payload & Encapsulation Payload & Encapsulation Payload & Encapsulation Payload 11 Payload Payload Fairing Halves 5 West Palm Beach, FL Fairing Halves Spacecraft Processing, Testing Fairing Halves Fairing Halves Fairing Halves -20 4 Vertical Integration Facility Fairing Halves 4 Vertical Integration Facility 4 Vertical Integration Facility 4 Vertical Integration Facility 4 Vertical Integration RL10 Engine Facility Fabrication at Aerojet & Encapsulation Launch Vehicle Integration & Launch Vehicle Integration & Launch Vehicle Integration & Launch Vehicle Integration & Launch VehicleRocketdyne Integration & Geodetic Latitude (deg) 4 Vertical Integration Facility Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Testing, Spacecraft Mate & -40 Launch Vehicle Integration & Mobile 3 Integrated Operations Integrated Operations Mobile Integrated Operations Mobile Integrated Operations Integrated Operations Launch Mobile 3 3 3 Mobile 3 Mobile 3 Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Crew Launch Launch Launch Launch Launch Platform Crew Platform Crew Crew Crew Crew Integrated Operations -60 4 Access Platform Access Platform Platform Platform Access Tower 4 Access 4 Access Access Launch Vehicle /Spacecraft Groundtrack 4 Tower Tower 4 4 Tower TDRS Asset Geostationary Orbital Position Tower Tower -80
-135 -90 -45 0 45 90 135 All Values Approximate
VAFB ATLAS V 401 VAFB ATLAS V 411 VAFB ATLAS V 421 VAFB ATLAS V 431 VAFB DIV_52 VAFB DIV_54 VAFB DELTA IV HEAVY
Graphite/Epoxy Graphite/Epoxy Motors (GEM) Motors (GEM) 1 1 1 1 1 1 Remote Launch Control Center 1 Remote Launch Control Center Second (RLCC) 2 Launch Control Center & Mission Second (RLCC) Second Centaur Centaur Centaur Centaur Stage Booster 2 Booster Stage Director’s Center Stage Launch Control Center & Mission 1 Boosters Fairing Director’s Center 2 Building 945 Fairing 1 Boattail Solid Rocket Boattail Solid Rocket Boattail Solid Rocket Boattail Halves Payload Booster ASA 1 Remote Launch Control Center Booster ASA 1 Remote Launch Control Center Booster ASA 1 Remote Launch Control Center Booster ASA 1 Remote Launch Control Center Receiving, Inspection, Staging Halves 2 Building 945 Boosters ISA Boosters ISA Boosters Mobile 3 Mobile 3 Receiving, Inspection, Staging Attach ISA (RLCC) (RLCC) (RLCC) ISA (RLCC) & Final Processing Mobile Fitting Assembly Assembly & Final Processing Assembly 1 Remote Launch Control Center Launch Control Center & Launch Control Center & Mission Launch Control Center & Launch Control Center & Mission Payload 2 Mission Director’s Center Director’s Center Mission Director’s Center Director’s Center Shelter 3 Horizontal Integration Facility Shelter Payload Shelter (RLCC) 5 Adapter 5 Attach 3 Horizontal Integration Facility Launch Control Center & Mission 2 Centaur 2 Centaur 2 Centaur 2 Centaur Fittings Receiving, Inspection & Second 2 Operations Center 2 Operations Center 2 Operations Center 2 Operations Center Stage Integration Fitting Receiving, Inspection & Second Director’s Center Receiving & Inspection Receiving & Inspection Receiving & Inspection Receiving & Inspection Stage Integration 4 4 Spacecraft Processing Facility 2 Horizontal Integration Facility 3 Building 8337 3 Building 8337 3 Building 8337 3 Building 8337 Spacecraft Processing, Testing & 4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Receiving, Inspection & Second 5 5 5 5 Encapsulation Spacecraft Processing, Testing & Stage Integration Spacecraft PLF/Adapter Receiving & Spacecraft PLF/Adapter Receiving Spacecraft PLF/Adapter Receiving & Spacecraft PLF/Adapter Receiving & Inspection & Inspection Inspection Inspection 4 4 Encapsulation 5 Mobile Service Tower 3 Spacecraft Processing Facility 5 Mobile Service Tower 4 4 Spacecraft Processing Facility 4 4 Spacecraft Processing Facility 4 4 Spacecraft Processing Facility 4 4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Launch Vehicle Integration & Testing, 3 Spacecraft Processing, Testing & Spacecraft Processing, Testing Spacecraft Processing, Testing Spacecraft Processing, Testing Spacecraft Processing, Testing & Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Launch Vehicle Integration & Encapsulation Fairing Fairing Fairing Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Halves & Encapsulation Fairing & Encapsulation & Encapsulation Encapsulation Operations Payload Payload Halves Payload Halves Payload Halves Integrated Operations Spacecraft 4 Mobile Service Tower Spacecraft Fixed Spacecraft Transporter 5 Mobile Service Tower Transporter 5 Mobile Service Tower Transporter 5 Mobile Service Tower Transporter 5 Mobile Service Tower Fixed Payload Launch Payload Launch Vehicle Integration & Testing, 3 Launch Vehicle Integration & 3 Launch Vehicle Integration & 3 Launch Vehicle Integration & 3 Launch Vehicle Integration & Launch Transporter Platform Transporter Fixed Spacecraft Mate & Integrated Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Platform Launch Payload Operations Integrated Operations Integrated Operations Integrated Operations Integrated Operations Platform Transporter Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Launch Launch Launch Platform Launch Platform Platform Platform
VAFB ATLAS V 501 VAFB ATLAS V 511 VAFB ATLAS V 521 VAFB ATLAS V 531 VAFB ATLAS V 541 VAFB ATLAS V 551
1 1 1 1 1 Centaur Centaur Centaur Centaur Centaur Centaur
Booster Booster Booster Booster Booster Booster CISA 1 Remote Launch Control Center CISA 1 Remote Launch Control Center CISA 1 Remote Launch Control Center CISA 1 Remote Launch Control Center CISA 1 Remote Launch Control Center CISA 1 Remote Launch Control Center 1 Boattail (RLCC) Boattail (RLCC) Boattail (RLCC) Boattail (RLCC) Boattail (RLCC) Boattail (RLCC) Launch Control Center & Solid Rocket Launch Control Center & Mission Solid Rocket Launch Control Center & Mission Solid Rocket Launch Control Center & Solid Rocket Launch Control Center & Mission Solid Rocket Launch Control Center & Mission Mission Director’s Center Boosters Director’s Center Boosters Director’s Center Boosters Mission Director’s Center Boosters Director’s Center Boosters Director’s Center Centaur Centaur Centaur Centaur Centaur Centaur 2 Operations Center 2 Operations Center 2 Operations Center 2 Operations Center 2 Operations Center 2 Operations Center 2 Receiving & Inspection 2 Receiving & Inspection 2 Receiving & Inspection 2 Receiving & Inspection 2 Receiving & Inspection 2 Receiving & Inspection
3 Building 8337 3 Building 8337 3 Building 8337 3 Building 8337 3 Building 8337 3 Building 8337 PLF/Adapter Receiving & PLF/Adapter Receiving & PLF/Adapter Receiving & PLF/Adapter Receiving & PLF/Adapter Receiving & PLF/Adapter Receiving & 5 Inspection 5 Inspection 5 Inspection 5 Inspection 5 Inspection 5 Inspection Spacecraft 4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft 4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft 4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft 4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft 4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft 4 Spacecraft Processing Facility Spacecraft Processing, Testing Spacecraft Processing, Testing & Spacecraft Processing, Testing & Spacecraft Processing, Testing & Spacecraft Processing, Testing & Spacecraft Processing, Testing & & Encapsulation Encapsulation Encapsulation Encapsulation Encapsulation Encapsulation 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 Mobile Service Tower 5 Mobile Service Tower 5 Mobile Service Tower 5 Mobile Service Tower 5 Mobile Service Tower 5 Mobile Service Tower Launch Vehicle Integration & Launch Vehicle Integration & Launch Vehicle Integration & Launch Vehicle Integration & Launch Vehicle Integration & Launch Vehicle Integration & Payload 3 Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Payload 3 Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Payload 3 Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Payload 3 Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Payload 3 Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Payload 3 Testing, Spacecraft Mate & Transporter Integrated Operations Transporter Integrated Operations Transporter Integrated Operations Transporter Integrated Operations Transporter Integrated Operations Transporter Integrated Operations
Fixed Fixed Fairing Halves, Fixed Fairing Halves, Fixed Fairing Halves, Fixed Fairing Halves, Fairing Halves, Fairing Halves, Fixed Base Modules, CFLR Base Modules, CFLR Base Modules, CFLR Base Modules, CFLR Launch Base Modules, CFLR Launch Base Modules, CFLR Launch Launch Launch Launch Platform Platform Platform Platform Platform Platform