Altas IIA AC-109 Fairing Boattail Erection, Launch Pad 36A, December 12, 1997 @ccspacemuseum
Altas IIA AC-109 Fairing Boattail Erection, Launch Pad 36A, December 12, 1997 @ccspacemuseum
Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
The video shows the integration of the fairing boattail to the Atlas IIA booster that would be used for the AC-109 mission. AC-109 launched on January 29, 1998 from Launch Pad 36A with the USA-137 (NROL-5/SDS) "Capricorn" military communications satellite.

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Altas IIA AC-109 Fairing Boattail Erection, Launch Pad 36A, December 12, 1997

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