| ASTRA 1KR: Spacecraft separation |
Posted: April 20, 2006
Duration: 1 min 27 sec
The Centaur upper stage of the Lockheed Martin Atlas 5 rocket spins up and then deploys the ASTRA 1KR communications satellite to successful complete the launch, prompting cheers and celebration in the control center. |  |
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| ASTRA 1KR: Press site view |
Posted: April 20, 2006
Duration: 1 min 54 sec
The press viewing location for the ASTRA 1KR satellite launch aboard the Atlas 5 rocket was the Kennedy Space Center Complex 39 press site used for space shuttle missions. It is located about four miles northwest of the Atlas 5 pad. |  |
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| ASTRA 1KR: Atlas 5 rocket blasts off |
Posted: April 20, 2006
Duration: 2 min 57 sec
The Lockheed Martin Atlas 5 rocket blasts off with the European ASTRA 1KR television broadcast satellite right on time at 4:27 p.m. EDT from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. |  |
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| ASTRA 1KR: Pre-launch news conference |
Posted: April 20, 2006
Duration: 52 min 6 sec
This is the pre-launch news conference held on the eve of liftoff for the European ASTRA 1KR direct-to-home TV broadcasting satellite aboard a Lockheed Martin Atlas 5 rocket. The briefers include officials from International Launch Services, SES ASTRA, Lockheed Martin and the Air Force weather officer. |  |
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| ASTRA 1KR: Atlas 5 rocket rollout |
Posted: April 19, 2006
Duration: 1 min 45 sec
This time-lapse movie shows the Atlas 5 rocket speeding to the launch pad April 19 for its mission to haul the ASTRA 1KR television broadcast satellite into orbit. The 26-minute rollout is condensed to less than two minutes into this fun movie clip. |  |
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| ASTRA 1KR: Launch preview |
Posted: April 19, 2006
Duration: 2 min 46 sec
Preview the launch of Lockheed Martin's Atlas 5 rocket carrying the European ASTRA 1KR direct-to-home TV satellite with this narrated animation package detailing the key events of ascent. |  |
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