AEHF-4

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

04:15:00

Wednesday October 17, 2018

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AEHF 4

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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

Rocket

Active
Atlas V 551

Active Since 2006

United Launch Alliance logo

Agency

ULA

Price

$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

Launch Site

SLC-41

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

15 days 22 hours

Stats

Atlas V


79th

Mission

5th

Mission of 2018

United Launch Alliance


131st

Mission

8th

Mission of 2018

2018


80th

Orbital launch attempt