Atlas 5 launches ICO G1 4/14/08 ~ 4:12pm Homepage       Launch photos An Atlas 5 rocket launches ICO G1 for ICO Global Communications on time at 4:12pm EDT April 14. ICO G1, at 14,625 lbs, is the heaviest satellite ever placed into geosynchronous orbit and the heaviest Atlas payload in history.
					From the press site 3.9 miles away. 1800 feet to the right is the Atlas 5's Vertical Integration Facility (VIF):
				Sometimes, placing a camera (third from top)  very close (here about 300 feet) can result in being pummeled with SRB exhaust, which includes aluminum oxide and hydrochloric acid: