Atlas V 551 | AEHF-4 (USA 288)
Launch information
Favourite EmbedMission description
This is the fourth 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.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Atlas V 551 | AEHF-4 (USA 288)’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Oct. 17, 2018, 4:15 a.m.
Timezone: America/New_York
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
AEHF-4 (GTO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
United Launch Alliance |
Rocket |
Atlas V 551 |
Location |
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
Pad |
Space Launch Complex 41 |
Type |
Communications |
Orbit |
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#5776
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Location Launch
#776
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Pad Launch
#92
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Agency Launch
#132
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Orbital Launch
#80
Year 2018
Location Launch
#15
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Pad Launch
#4
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Agency Launch
#8
Year 2018
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