Atlas V Launches NASA’s TDRS-K Satellite
Powered by its Russian built RD-180 main engine, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 launched NASA’s TDRS-K communications satellite into orbit Wednesday evening, in a picture perfect liftoff from Cape Canaveral. The 401, which is the simplest version of the booster, departed right on time at 8:48 PM EST, ultimately placing the Boeing built satellite into a geosynchronous transfer […]
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