REPLAY: Atlas V launch of WFOV missile warning satellite + classified experiments (1 Jul 2022)

This is a replay of the live stream.
Live coverage begins: 5:40 pm EDT (21:40 UTC)
Launch window: 6:00 - 8:00 pm EDT (22:00 - 00:00 UTC)
Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Destination: Classified
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the USSF 12 mission with Wide Field Of View, or WFOV, experimental missile warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force. WFOV hosts a new type of infrared staring sensor in geosynchronous orbit to detect the heat from missile launch plumes. The USSF 12 mission will also launch the USSF 12 Ring spacecraft, a rideshare payload hosting several additional classified experiments. The rocket will fly in the 541 vehicle configuration with a five-meter fairing, four solid rocket boosters and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from April at the request of the U.S. Space Force. Delayed from June 29. Scrubbed on Jun 30 due to poor weather.

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