2016 · United Launch Alliance
WGS-8 (USA-272)
successDelta IV M+(5,4) | WGS-8 (USA-272)
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).
Overview
- Date / time
- December 7, 2016 at 11:53 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 37B
- Mission
- WGS-8 (USA-272)
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit