Launch vehicle
Delta IV M+(5,4)
description
- Height
- 70.7 m
- Diameter
- 5 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 8
- First flight
- 2009-12-06
United Launch AllianceLaunch Successful
WGS-7 (USA-263)
Delta IV M+(5,4)
Historical mission record
This page records Delta IV M+(5,4) | WGS-7 (USA-263) and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission
WGS-7 is the seventh 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).
- Launch vehicle
- Delta IV M+(5,4)
- Mission type
- Communications
- Destination orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 37B
- Provider
- United Launch Alliance
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Recorded timing
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Launch site & orbit
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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