Atlas 5 Rocket Getting Ready for Liftoff

Liftoff for the next Atlas 5 rocket is scheduled for September 25, 2013 at 2:36:a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral, marking United Launch Alliance’s 75th mission. The rocket will carry the Air Force’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite No. 3 into a supersynchronous transfer orbit.

This AEHF satellite is the third in a series of six built by Lockheed Martin, and provides ultra-secure US communications between the president, military commanders and troops. VACCO proudly supplies the following hardware:

• Fluid Flow Filters for each Atlas V and Delta IV launch vehicle in both the booster and upper stage sections
• Fluid Flow Valves for each Delta IV launch vehicle in both the booster and upper stage sections
• Fluid Flow Filters and Valves to the AEHF 3 satellite propulsion system

To read more about ULA’s 75th mission and the AEHF satellite series, click here.

H-IIB F4 BLASTS OFF TO INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

On August 4, 2013 at 4:48 a.m. Japan Standard Time, the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 4 successfully soared into space with HTV-4 (a cargo transporter) onboard. Its destination is the International Space Station where it will be berthed. VACCO Industries proudly supplied a significant amount of hardware on the payload including:

• High Pressure Latch Valves
• Low Pressure Latch Valves
• Fill and Drain Valves
• Filters
• Check Valves

Click here to watch the successful launch of the H-IIB!