
Two US national security payloads. The first is the Space Force’s Wide Field of View (WFOV) Testbed satellite, the second is a multi-manifest satellite for the Department of Defense (DoD).
Two US national security payloads. The first is the Space Force’s Wide Field of View (WFOV) Testbed satellite, the second is a multi-manifest satellite for the Department of Defense (DoD).
Maybe one the last Atlas launches with a Russian R180 as its main engine? Strange bedfellows…
Wikipedia says that the Atlas V engines are Russian (ex-Soviet) RD180.
Security, independence? How is this possible?
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Energomash delivered over 100 in the past, all have been bought and paid for.
Yes.
After 100: the end?