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United Launch AllianceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsDelta IV M+(5,4) · USA-272
Launched 2016-12-07 23:53 UTCSpace Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Worldwide
78th
orbital launch attempt in 2016
United Launch Alliance
11th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 37B
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
502 d 23 h
since the pad's previous launch
WGS-8 is the eighth 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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