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RE: STSS-ATRR Mission

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T plus 10 minutes

Second stage engine cutoff.

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All systems nominal.
Second stage engine ignition.

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All systems nominal.

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The Delta-2 rocket carrying the STSS-ATRR research and development satellite has successfully launched from the Vandenberg Air Force Base.

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T-minus 4 minutes and counting.

All systems are green for go, but there are launch site wind speed constraints.

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T-minus 4 minutes and holding.

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A ULA Delta-2 rocket is still on schedule to launch the Space Tracking and Surveillance System Advanced Technology Risk Reduction research and development mission from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA on the 5th May, 2009.
The launch window extends from 20:24 to 20:52 GMT.

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A United Launch Alliance Delta-2 rocket, in a 7920-10L launch vehicle configuration, is scheduled to launch the Space Tracking and Surveillance System Advanced Technology Risk Reduction (STSS-ATRR) research and development mission from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA on the 5th May, 2009.
The US Missile Defence Agency mission was previously called the Block 2010 Spacecraft Risk Reduction mission.
The mission will serve as a technology testing and demonstration for the Space Tracking and Surveillance Systems part of the Space-Based Infrared System.

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