Success
SBIRS GEO Flight 4 (SBIRS GEO-3)
Government/Top Secret
United Launch Alliance(ULA)CommercialAtlas V 411
GTOorbit
This geostationary satellite is tasked with providing capabilities for early missile warning and missile defense.
Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 12:48 AM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#5,715
ULA Mission
#126
Pad Launch
#89
Location Launch
#763
Designator
2018-009
Weather GO
90%
Launch Window
NET
Jan 20, 2018, 12:48 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Atlas V 411 Specs
Atlas V with 4m fairing, 1 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.
Length
58.3 m
Diameter
3.8 m
LEO Capacity
8,080 kg
GTO Capacity
5,950 kg
GEO Capacity
1,935 kg
Launch Cost
$115M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2006
Fastest Turnaround
1y 4mo
Total Launches
6
Successful
6
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
6
Maiden flight: Apr 20, 2006
United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
Founded
2006
Administrator
Interim CEO: John Elbon
Total Launches
173
Successful
173
Failed
0
Pending
38
Consecutive Success
173
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.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Jan 19, 2018, 7:48 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778