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United Launch AllianceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsDelta IV M+(5,4) · USA-243
Launched 2013-05-25 00:27 UTCSpace Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Worldwide
25th
orbital launch attempt in 2013
United Launch Alliance
5th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 37B
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
232 d 12 h
since the pad's previous launch
WGS-5 is the fifth of 10 high-capacity military communications satellites providing vital service for tactical forces who rely on WGS for connectivity to the Defence Information Systems Network (DISN).
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
175
100%
Upcoming
72
scheduled
Height
70.7m
Diameter
5m
To low Earth orbit
13,730kg
Liftoff thrust
5,860kN
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