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Delta IV M+(5,4) | WGS-6 (USA-244)

August 8, 2013 at 12:29 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Delta IV M+(5,4) | WGS-6 (USA-244) launch image
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August 8, 2013 at 12:29 AM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 37B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5317, -80.5649

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Space Launch Complex 37B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Mission description

The United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket will launch the sixth Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft, formerly known as the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite. Built by Boeing, this geostationary communications spacecraft will serve U.S. military forces.

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Vehicle

Delta IV M+(5,4)

Delta · M+(5,4)

Height

70.7 m

Diameter

5 m

LEO capacity

13,730 kg

Successful launches

8

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 37B

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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