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