KODIAK ISLAND, ALASKA - The Launch Service Structure, Kodiak Launch Complex (KLC), on Kodiak Island is viewed from a distance. Kodiak Star, the first launch to take place from KLC, is scheduled to lift off on a Lockheed Martin Athena I launch vehicle on Sept. 17 during a two-hour window that extends from 5 to 7 ADT. The payloads aboard include the Starshine 3, sponsored by NASA, and the PICOSat, PCSat and Sapphire, sponsored by the Department of Defense (DoD) Space Test Program. KLC is the newest commercial launch complex in the United States, ideal for launch payloads requiring
KODIAK ISLAND, ALASKA - The Launch Service Structure, Kodiak Launch Complex (KLC), on Kodiak Island is viewed from a distance. Kodiak Star, the first launch to take place from KLC, is scheduled to lift off on a Lockheed Martin Athena I launch vehicle on Sept. 17 during a two-hour window that extends from 5 to 7 ADT. The payloads aboard include the Starshine 3, sponsored by NASA, and the PICOSat, PCSat and Sapphire, sponsored by the Department of Defense (DoD) Space Test Program. KLC is the newest commercial launch complex in the United States, ideal for launch payloads requiring low-Earth polar or sun-synchronous orbits
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