AEHF-3

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

08:10:00

Wednesday September 18, 2013

Watch Replay

Official Livestream

Mission Details

Read Article

AEHF-3

Wiki

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

Rocket

Retired
Atlas V 531

Active 2010 to 2022

United Launch Alliance logo

Agency

ULA

Price

$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

Launch Site

SLC-41

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

15 days 22 hours

Stats

Atlas V


40th

Mission

6th

Mission of 2013

United Launch Alliance


75th

Mission

9th

Mission of 2013

2013


52nd

Orbital launch attempt