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United Launch AllianceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsAtlas V 531
Launched 2022-10-04 21:36 UTCSpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Geostationary Orbit
Worldwide
127th
orbital launch attempt in 2022
United Launch Alliance
7th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 41
6th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
61 d 11 h
since the pad's previous launch
SES-20 & SES-21 are a pair of C-band communication satellites built by Boeing, using the highly efficient all-electric propulsion BSS-702SP satellite bus.
These satellites will enable SES to clear 280MHz of mid-band spectrum for 5G use while seamlessly migrating SES’s existing C-band customers and ensuring the continued delivery of digital television to nearly 120 million American TV homes and other critical data services.
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.
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Upcoming
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scheduled
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Cosmic_Penguin
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Liftoff
SwGustav
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Coverage live
SwGustav
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Weather 90%
Nosu
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Weather 80%
Nosu
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Weather 70%
Cosmic_Penguin
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Delayed to Oct 4th due to Hurricane Ian
SwGustav
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Weather 20%
Nosu
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Added launch time
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET September 30
Cosmic_Penguin
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Late September
Nosu
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NET September
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET August 2022
Cosmic_Penguin
Height
60m
Diameter
3.8m
To low Earth orbit
15,530kg
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