Heron&Fox Photo · @heronfoxphoto
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A #photograph of a United Launch Alliance #ULA #AtlasV #rocket, in its 401 configuration, ascending into the blue #Florida sky.
This Atlas V, with its 4 meter fairing, no solid rocket boosters, and a single #RL10 #engine on this #Centaur upper stage, is carrying a #Quasar #comsat for the National Reconnaissance Office #NRO. Quasar is believed to be the name for a network of communication #satellites that allow the NRO to maintain constant contact with its #spysats and #downlink data and #uplink tasks continuously.
The system has satellites in both #geostationary and #Molniya #orbits.
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/atlas-v-with-nrol-climbs-into-florida-sky-heron-and-fox.html
#photograph #ula #atlasv #rocket #florida #rl10 #engine #centaur #quasar #comsat #nro #satellites #spysats #downlink #uplink #geostationary #molniya #orbits