US rocket with Russian engine gets to work.

US rocket with Russian engine gets to work.

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A new high-performance player has entered the crowded field of satellite launching with the inaugural flight in August 2002 of the Atlas-V rocket from Lockheed Martin Corp.'s brand new facility at Cape Canaveral, Fla. For its main propulsion system on the first stage, the Atlas-V boasts a Russi...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE spectrum 39, 10(duplicate) (2002).
Main Author: Zak, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atlas-V rocket.
Lockheed Martin.
Russian-built RD-180 engine.
Communications satellites.
Geostationary transfer orbit.
High-performance.
Satellite launching.