Name: ICO G1 — Atlas V 421
Start: 2008-04-14T20:12:00Z
End: 2008-04-14T20:12:00Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 41

Question 1

What rocket is launching ICO G1?

Accepted Answer

ICO G1 is launching on the Atlas V 421.

Question 2

Who is launching ICO G1?

Accepted Answer

ICO G1 is being launched by United Launch Alliance, a commercial launch provider founded in 2006.

Question 3

Where is ICO G1 launching from?

Accepted Answer

ICO G1 is launching from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

Question 4

What orbit is ICO G1 heading to?

Accepted Answer

ICO G1 is heading to Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).

Question 5

Is the Atlas V 421 reusable?

Accepted Answer

No — the Atlas V 421 is an expendable launch vehicle.

Question 6

How many times has the Atlas V 421 flown?

Accepted Answer

The Atlas V 421 has launched 9 times to date, with 9 successful flights.

Question 7

What is the ICO G1 mission?

Accepted Answer

A satellite built by SSL bosed on the Loral 1300 platform. Its purpose, to support a wide range of mobile voice, video and data services. It covers the Continental US, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands.

Question 8

Where is Cape Canaveral Space Force Station?

Accepted Answer

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station sits on Florida's Atlantic coast, on the Eastern Range run by the U.S. Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45. It is the United States' busiest launch site and has been America's gateway to orbit since the 1950s.

Question 9

Which rockets launch from Cape Canaveral?

Accepted Answer

SpaceX flies Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40, and United Launch Alliance flies the Vulcan Centaur (and the retiring Atlas V) from Space Launch Complex 41.

Question 10

Is Cape Canaveral the same as the Kennedy Space Center?

Accepted Answer

No. Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA's Kennedy Space Center are separate, neighbouring sites — Kennedy is on Merritt Island just to the north. Together they make up Florida's 'Space Coast'.

Question 11

Why do rockets launch from Cape Canaveral?

Accepted Answer

Its pads sit on the Eastern Range, letting rockets fly east out over the Atlantic toward the equatorial and geostationary orbits most commercial and national-security payloads need, away from populated land.

Question 12

Can you watch a launch from Cape Canaveral?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the Space Coast is one of the easiest places in the world to watch a launch from public land. Popular free spots include Playalinda Beach, Space View Park in Titusville, and Jetty Park at Port Canaveral.

ICO G1

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Launch Window

Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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