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Atlas V 421 | WGS-2

Name: Atlas V 421 | WGS-2
Start: 2009-04-04T00:31:00.000Z
End: 2009-04-04T00:31:00.000Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

April 4, 2009 at 12:31 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Atlas V 421 | WGS-2 launch image — Mission imagery · Atlas V 421

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April 4, 2009 at 12:31 AM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5834, -80.5830

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Rocket: Atlas V 421
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 41
Launch probability: 0%
Window opens: April 4, 2009 at 12:31 AM UTC
Window closes: April 4, 2009 at 12:31 AM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 5:42 PM UTC

Mission description

The Wideband Global SATCOM system (WGS) is a high capacity satellite communications system for use by US DoD and Australian Department of Defence. Providing communications for warfighters.

Vehicle

Atlas V 421

Atlas · 421

Height

58.3 m

Diameter

3.8 m

LEO capacity

14,067 kg

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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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