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Atlas 5 Rocket Launches the AEHF-2 Satellite
Credit: Pat Corkery, United Launch Alliance
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket blasts off with the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency-2 (AEHF-2) satellite from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., at 2:42 p.m. EDT on May 4, 2012.
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Atlas 5 Rocket Launches the AEHF-2 Satellite
Credit: Pat Corkery, United Launch Alliance
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket blasts off with the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency-2 (AEHF-2) satellite from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., at 2:42 p.m. EDT on May 4, 2012.
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Atlas 5 Rocket Launches the AEHF-2 Satellite
Credit: Pat Corkery, United Launch Alliance
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket blasts off with the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency-2 (AEHF-2) satellite from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., at 2:42 p.m. EDT on May 4, 2012.
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AEHF-2 Satellite Ready to Launch
Credit: United Launch Alliance
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle stands ready to launch the Air Force's AEHF-2 satellite at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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Air Force's AEHF 2 Satellite Blasts Off
The U.S. Air Force's AEHF 2 communications satellite blasts off atop an Atlas 5 rocket on May 4, 2012.
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USAF's AEHF 2 Satellite Climbs into the Sky
The U.S. Air Force's AEHF 2 communications satellite climbs into the Florida sky on May 4, 2012.
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AEHF-2 Satellite Rolls to the Pad
Credit: United Launch Alliance
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle, carrying the AEHF-2 satellite for the U.S. Air Force, is rolled to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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AEHF-2 Satellite Rolls to the Pad #2
Credit: United Launch Alliance
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle, carrying the AEHF-2 satellite for the U.S. Air Force, is rolled to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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Air Force's AEHF 2 Satellite on the Launchpad
Credit: United Launch Alliance
The Air Force's AEHF 2 communications satellite sits atop its Atlas 5 rocket on the launchpad at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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AEHF 2 in Nose Cone Fairing
Credit: United Launch Alliance
The Advanced Extremely High Frequency 2 satellite, AEHF 2, is shown encapsulated in its nose cone fairing just before being mated to its Atlas 5 rocket ahead of a May 2012 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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The Second Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite
Credit: United Launch Alliance
The second Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite, AEHF 2, is prepared for launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Liftoff set for May 3, 2012.
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AEHF-2 Satellite Encapsulated in Payload Fairing
Credit: United Launch Alliance
The AEHF-2 satellite, encapsulated in a 5-meter diameter payload fairing, is mated to a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle in preparation for launch from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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AEHF-2 Satellite Encapsulated in Payload Fairing #2
Credit: United Launch Alliance
The AEHF-2 satellite, encapsulated in a 5-meter diameter payload fairing, is mated to a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle in preparation for launch from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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AEHF-2 Satellite Mated to Atlas 5
Credit: United Launch Alliance
The AEHF-2 satellite, encapsulated in a 5-meter diameter payload fairing, is mated to a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle in preparation for launch from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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AEHF-2 Satellite Mated to Atlas 5 #2
Credit: United Launch Alliance
The U.S. Air Force's second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-2) satellite is encapsulated inside its United Launch Alliance Atlas V 5-meter diameter payload fairing.
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AEHF-2 Satellite Mated to Atlas 5 #3
Credit: United Launch Alliance
The U.S. Air Force's second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-2) satellite is encapsulated inside its United Launch Alliance Atlas V 5-meter diameter payload fairing.
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AEHF-2 Satellite Mated to Atlas 5 #4
Credit: United Launch Alliance
The U.S. Air Force's second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-2) satellite is encapsulated inside its United Launch Alliance Atlas V 5-meter diameter payload fairing.
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AEHF-2 Satellite Mated to Atlas 5 #5
Credit: United Launch Alliance
The U.S. Air Force's second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-2) satellite is encapsulated inside its United Launch Alliance Atlas V 5-meter diameter payload fairing.
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The Second Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite Poster
Credit: United Launch Alliance
The Second Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite poster.
