The centaur 3rd stage is also inside the fairing. See http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av010/051102atlas5rocket.html and move down to the Atlas 5 500 series vehicle section; see the diagram. Greetings and clear, dark skies Leo Barhorst, Medemblik NL Cospar 4252 52.76350 N 5.09114 E 2 m ASL http://www.satlist.nl/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "satcom" <john@satcom.freeserve.co.uk> To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 6:39 PM Subject: New Horizons > On the pad and ready to go.......good NASA sat tv pics coming into the UK. > > Can anyone tell me why this launcher has such a large fairing , for such a > small payload ? > > John > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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