Hi all, To get more details on the mission and actual rocket version : http://www.ilslaunch.com/launches/cbin/Mission_Overview/atlas/PLUTO_MO_5.pdf Taken from this document : Fairing is 17.7 ft in diameter and 68 ft in length. It contains a single-engine 41.6 ft length Centaur stage, the adapter for the upper stage, the Star 48B upper stage, the spin mechanism and the New Horizons probe. No secondary payload is on board (as also seen on the payload encapsulation video and photos). The fairing needs to be wide because of the protruding RTG on the spacecraft. Dan -- Daniel Deak Webmestre, site Obsat Pompier, municipalite de L'Avenir, Quebec COSPAR site 1747 : 45.7275°N, 72.3526°W, 191 m., UTC-5:00 Site en francais sur les satellites: French-language satellite web site : http://www.obsat.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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