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2013 · United Launch Alliance

WGS-5 (USA-243)

successDelta IV M+(5,4) | WGS-5 (USA-243)

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).

Overview

Date / time
May 25, 2013 at 12:27 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 37B
Mission
WGS-5 (USA-243)
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Launch vehicle
Delta IV M+(5,4) →
Launch provider
United Launch Alliance →

Payloads deployed · 1

WGS F5 (USA 243)
GEO