Home»Launches»TDRS-L (Atlas 5) January 23, 2014

After a 28 minute delay due to technical issues, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launches the TDRS-L communications and data relay satellite for NASA. The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) will connect mission control with the International Space Station and other orbiting satellites.

Photos taken from Saturn V Center, a distance of about 5 miles.