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MUOS-4

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

10:18:00

Wednesday September 2, 2015

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MUOS-4

Military Communications satellite

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

6,740 kilograms

Rocket

Atlas V 551 rocket by United Launch Alliance

Active

Active Since 2006

Agency

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

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

15 days 22 hours

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

15 days 22 hours

Stats

Atlas V

56th

Mission

5th

Mission of 2015

United Launch Alliance

99th

Mission

8th

Mission of 2015

2015

47th

Orbital launch attempt