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2018 · United Launch Alliance

AFSPC-11

successAtlas V 551 | AFSPC-11

Primary payload of the mission is the Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM (CBAS) satellite, which will be placed in geosynchronous orbit. It will continously relay data from from existing military communications satellites to support senior leaders and combatant commanders. This mission will also launch a number of secondary payloads hosted on the ESPA Augmented Geostationary Laboratory Experiment (EAGLE).

Overview

Date / time
April 14, 2018 at 11:13 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 41
Mission
AFSPC-11
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas V 551 →
Launch provider
United Launch Alliance →

Payloads deployed · 5

USA 283
GEO
USA 284
GEO
USA 285
GEO
USA 286
GEO
USA 287
GEO