Atlas V 551 | MUOS-3

Launch Time
Wed Jan 21, 2015 01:04 UTC

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Atlas V 551

Image Credit: ULA

ULA

Status: Active

Price: $153.0 million

Liftoff Thrust: 12,141 kN

Payload to LEO: 18,850 kg

Payload to GTO: 8,900 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 5

Rocket Height: 62.2 m

Fairing Diameter: 5.4 m

Fairing Height: 26.5 m

Details

Military Communications satellite

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 6,740.0 kg

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

2nd orbital launch attempt

92nd mission

1st mission of 2015

91st successful mission

87th consecutive successful mission

52nd mission

1st mission of 2015

51st successful mission

42nd consecutive successful mission