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WGS-12 (USSF-206)
Falcon Heavy
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LAUNCH SITEKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Mission
Twelfth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) encrypted military communication satellite
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon Heavy
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Destination orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit
- Launch pad
- Launch Complex 39A
- Provider
- SpaceX
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Falcon Heavy
The Falcon Heavy is a variant of the Falcon 9 full thrust launch vehicle and consists of a standard Falcon 9 rocket core, with two additional boosters derived from the Falcon 9 first stage.
- Height
- 70 m
- Diameter
- 12.2 m
- Stages
- 3
- Recorded launches
- 11
- First flight
- 2018-02-06
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Launch site & orbit
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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