With all parties in agreement, the 45th Space Wing of the US Air Force and the Eastern Range in Florida are debuting their upgraded, rapid launch turnaround support, granting SpaceX approval to launch the AMOS-17 telecommunications satellite just 35 hours before United Launch Alliance lofts the AEHF-5 satellite on an Atlas V rocket from a neighboring launch pad.
AMOS-17 launched atop an expendable Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, 6 August from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL, 30 minutes into an 87 minute launch window that opened at 18:53 EDT (22:53 UTC).