United Launch Alliance
AEHF-5 (USA 292)
Atlas V 551
SUCCESS
Success
Thursday, August 8, 2019 · 10:13 UTC
Mission
/01This is the fifth satellite in the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) system, which is a series of communications satellites operated by the United States Air Force Space Command. It provides global, survivable, protected communications capabilities for strategic command and tactical warfighters operating on ground, sea and air platforms.
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Probability
90%
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Atlas V 551
Variant: 551
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.583° N, 80.583° W
93
Pad Launches
786
Location Launches
135
Agency Launches
56
Orbital This Year