Manifest / 02
AEHF-5
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Atlas V 551
Profile →Atlas V is an expendable launch system in the Atlas rocket family. It was formerly operated by Lockheed Martin and is now operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture with...
Provider
United Launch Alliance
Profile →USA • Founded 2006
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 spa...
Mission Brief
This is the fifth satellite in the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) system, which is a series of communications satellites operated by the United States Air Force Space Command. It provides global, survivable, protected communications capabilities for strategic command and tactical warfighters operating on ground, sea and air platforms.
Mission Timeline
30 / 30100%Ground vector
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Latitude
- 28.583°N
- Longitude
- 80.583°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
No formal weather rule concerns published.
- Primary concern
- None published
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
09:44 AM UTC - 11:44 AM UTC
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.


