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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
00:31:00
Saturday April 4, 2009
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The Wideband Global SATCOM system (WGS) is a high capacity United States Space Force satellite communications system planned for use in partnership by the United States Department of Defense (DoD), Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) and the Australian Department of Defence. The system is composed of the Space Segment satellites, the Terminal Segment users and the Control Segment operators.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
5,987 kilograms
Agency
ULAPrice
$123.00 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.81m
Height: 58.3m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 13,600 kg
GTO: 6,890 kg
Liftoff Thrust
7,152 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 4.2m
Height: 13.8m
Stages
2
Strap-ons
2
15th
Mission
1st
Mission of 2009
26th
Mission
5th
Mission of 2009
18th
Orbital launch attempt