LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Wed Sep 18 2013
United Launch Alliance
AEHF-3 (USA-246)
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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Launch Window Start
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(8:10 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Atlas V 531Description:
Atlas V with 5m Fairing, 3 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41