United Launch Alliance

WGS-8 (USA-272)

Delta IV M+(5,4)

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 · 23:53 UTC

Mission

/01

WGS-8 is the eighth of 10 high-capacity military communications satellites providing vital service for tactical forces who rely on WGS for connectivity to the Defence Information Systems Network (DISN).

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

Probability

80%

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

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