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United Launch AllianceLaunch SuccessfulNavigationAtlas V 401 · USA-266
Launched 2016-02-05 13:38 UTCSpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Medium Earth Orbit
Worldwide
7th
orbital launch attempt in 2016
United Launch Alliance
1st
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 41
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
60 d 15 h
since the pad's previous launch
GPS IIF-12 is a next-generation GPS satellite which provides navigational assistance for U.S. military operations on land, at sea, and in the air.
Launch Provider
Commercial · United States of America · Founded 2006 · CEO Mark Peller
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.
Launches
175
Successful
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100%
Upcoming
72
scheduled
Height
58.3m
Diameter
3.8m
To low Earth orbit
9,050kg
Liftoff thrust
3,827kN
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