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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
04:15:00
Wednesday October 17, 2018
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Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) is a series of communications satellites operated by the United States Air Force Space Command. They will be used to relay secure communications for the Armed Forces of the United States, the British Armed Forces, the Canadian Forces and the Royal Netherlands Armed Forces.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
6,168 kilograms
Agency
ULAPrice
$153.00 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.81m
Height: 62.2m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 18,850 kg
GTO: 8,900 kg
Liftoff Thrust
12,141 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.4m
Height: 26.5m
Stages
2
Strap-ons
5
79th
Mission
5th
Mission of 2018
131st
Mission
8th
Mission of 2018
80th
Orbital launch attempt