United Launch Alliance

WGS-6 (USA-244)

Delta IV M+(5,4)

SUCCESS
Success

Thursday, August 8, 2013 · 00:29 UTC

Mission

/01

The United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket will launch the sixth Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft, formerly known as the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite. Built by Boeing, this geostationary communications spacecraft will serve U.S. military forces.

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Delta IV M+(5,4)

Variant: M+(5,4)

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 37B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.532° N, 80.565° W

26

Pad Launches

700

Location Launches

74

Agency Launches

43

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