ULA Atlas V 531 AEHF-3 (USA-246)
Atlas V 531
Status
Success
Date
18 SEP 2013
08:10
Launch Provider
United Launch Alliance
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Overview
This is the third 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.
Rocket
Atlas V 531
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Height
60 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Launch Mass
479 T