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2002 · United States Air Force

Milstar 5

successTitan IVB | Milstar 5

Milstar (Military Strategic & Tactical Relay) is the tactical and strategic multiservice satellite system designed to provide survivable communications for U.S. forces worldwide. The program is managed by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Center.

Overview

Date / time
January 16, 2002 at 12:30 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Mission
Milstar 5
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geosynchronous Orbit
Launch vehicle
Titan IVB/Centaur →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

USA 164 (MILSTAR-2 3)
GEO