Launch vehicle
Atlas V 531
Atlas V with 5m Fairing, 3 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.
- Height
- 60 m
- Diameter
- 3.8 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 5
- First flight
- 2010-08-14
United Launch AllianceLaunch Successful
AEHF-3 (USA-246)
Atlas V 531
Historical mission record
This page records Atlas V 531 | AEHF-3 (USA-246) and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
Status reported by the mission data provider.
LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission
This is the third satellite in the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) system, which is a series of communications satellites operated by the United States Air Force Space Command. It provides global, survivable, protected communications capabilities for strategic command and tactical warfighters operating on ground, sea and air platforms.
- Launch vehicle
- Atlas V 531
- Mission type
- Communications
- Destination orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 41
- Provider
- United Launch Alliance
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Recorded timing
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SCHEDULED MOMENT
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Launch site & orbit
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Coverage & sources
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