ICO G1 Launch on Atlas V- 421 (AV-014)

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Launched: 
April 14, 2008 at 4:12 pm EDT

 

 

 




Engineers graphic of ICO-G1 satellite on orbit                                     Atlas V - 421
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket successfully launched the ICO-G1 satellite on April 14, 2008 at 4:12 p.m. EDT. Blasting off from Space Launch Complex 41 on CCAFS, it marked the first ULA commercial launch of an Atlas V vehicle procured by Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services. The ICO-G1 satellite is also the heaviest satellite launched to date by an Atlas V, weighing 6,634 kg or 14,625 lb when fueled.

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The Atlas V-ICO vehicle, in the 421 configuration awaits launch

 

 Main engine start The main engine comes up to full power.
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Booster ignition and liftoff. The vehicle rises on its plume of blaze, smoke and steam.

 

 The Atlas V-ICO G1 begins its climbout.
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Almost clear of its umbilical tower, the vehicle begins its mission. Clear of the tower, the vehicle accellerates. Clear of the tower and the lightning arrestors, the Atlas V- ICO G1 rises majestically on a late afternoon launch.