Mission description
MUOS (Mobile User Objective System) is a next-generation narrowband tactical satellite communications system designed to significantly improve ground communications for U.S. forces on the move.
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Atlas V 551 | MUOS-5
June 24, 2016 at 2:30 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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June 24, 2016 at 2:30 PM UTC
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Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5834, -80.5830
- Rocket
- Atlas V 551
- Launch probability
- -1%
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- June 24, 2016 at 2:30 PM UTC
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- June 24, 2016 at 3:14 PM UTC
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- June 14, 2023 at 5:42 PM UTC
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Atlas V 551
Atlas · 551
Height
59.7 m
Diameter
3.8 m
LEO capacity
18,850 kg
Successful launches
23
Launch complex
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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