April 14, 2018 11:13 pm

AFSPC-11

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Atlas V 551

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Primary payload of the mission is the Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM (CBAS) satellite, which will be placed in geosynchronous orbit. It will continously relay data from from existing military communications satellites to support senior leaders and combatant commanders. This mission will also launch a number of secondary payloads hosted on the ESPA Augmented Geostationary Laboratory Experiment (EAGLE).
Launch Overview
Window Open 23:13 UTC
Window Close 01:11 UTC
Lift Off Apr 14, 2018 · 23:13 UTC
Launch Facility Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad Space Launch Complex 41
Target Orbit Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer United Launch Alliance
Payload AFSPC-11
Rocket Atlas V 551
Destination Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
Primary payload of the mission is the Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM (CBAS) satellite, which will be placed in geosynchronous orbit. It will continously relay data from from existing military communications satellites to support senior leaders and combatant commanders. This mission will also launch a number of secondary payloads hosted on the ESPA Augmented Geostationary Laboratory Experiment (EAGLE).

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United Launch Alliance
Space Launch Complex 41
Launch Overview
Window Open 23:13 UTC
Window Close 01:11 UTC
Lift Off Apr 14, 2018 · 23:13 UTC
Launch Facility Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad Space Launch Complex 41
Target Orbit Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer United Launch Alliance
Payload AFSPC-11
Rocket Atlas V 551
Destination Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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