Delta IV Medium+ (4,2)

Status

Success

AFSPC-6

Launch Time
Fri Aug 19, 2016 04:52 UTC

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Rocket

Delta IV Medium+ (4,2)

Image Credit: ULA

ULA

Status: Retired

Price: $164.0 million

Liftoff Thrust: 4,895 kN

Payload to LEO: 10,440 kg

Payload to GTO: 6,390 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 2

Rocket Height: 62.5 m

Fairing Diameter: 4.0 m

Fairing Height: 11.75 m

Details

Mission Details

GSSAP #3/4

GSSAP (Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program) or Hornet is a series of space surveillance satellites developed covertly by the Air Force and Orbital Sciences to provide a space-based capability operating in the near-geosynchronous orbit regime supporting U.S. Strategic Command space surveillance operations as a dedicated Space Surveillance Network (SSN) sensor.

Payloads: 2

Geosynchronous Orbit

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Location

SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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Stats

2016

52nd orbital launch attempt

United Launch Alliance

110th mission

7th mission of 2016

109th successful mission

105th consecutive successful mission

Delta IV Medium

24th mission

2nd mission of 2016

24th successful mission