First launch for Space Force planned in Florida on Thursday – By Paul Brinkmann (UPI) / March 25 2020
ORLANDO, Fla., March 25 (UPI) — The first official launch for the new U.S. Space Force is scheduled to lift off from Florida on Thursday afternoon with a military communications satellite aboard.
The launch is planned at 2:57 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Complex 41 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with boosters attached. A two-hour launch window is in place in case of delays.
The rocket will carry the sixth in a series of next-generation satellites known as Advanced Extremely High Frequency, or AEHF. The satellites have an upgraded anti-jamming capability.
The launch also would be the first under Florida’s restrictions against public gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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