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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
18:42:00
Friday May 4, 2012
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Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) is a series of communications satellites operated by the United States Air Force Space Command. 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
6,168 kilograms
Agency
ULAPrice
$140.00 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.81m
Height: 62.2m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 15,530 kg
GTO: 7,450 kg
Liftoff Thrust
8,815 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.4m
Height: 26.5m
Stages
2
Strap-ons
3
30th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2012
60th
Mission
4th
Mission of 2012
20th
Orbital launch attempt