AEHF 6 & TDO 2

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

20:18:00

Thursday March 26, 2020

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Launch Notes

First launch for the United States Space Force.

TDO 2

TDO (Technology Demonstrator Orbiter) 2, also known as EZ 2, is an experimental 12U cubesat for the United States Air Force Academy.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

AEHF 6

Wiki

Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) is a series of communications satellites operated by the United States Space Force. 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

6,128 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Atlas V 551

Active Since 2006

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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


83rd

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2020

United Launch Alliance


138th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2020

2020


24th

Orbital launch attempt