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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
10:45:00
Tuesday July 30, 2024
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Launch vehicle was switched from Vulcan Centaur to Atlas V at ULA’s request.
USSF-51 is a classified mission for the United States Space Force.
Geostationary Earth Orbit
3 Payloads
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
NE
SE
Launching
East
101st
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2024
162nd
Mission
4th
Mission of 2024
137th
Orbital launch attempt