WGS-11

Overview

Destination: Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
Mission: Communications

Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit Space Launch Complex 41 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Last mission of the Wideband Global SatCom (WGS) series.

Vulcan

Family:
Configuration: Vulcan

Vulcan

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Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
  • Diameter
    5.4 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    5.4 m
  • Launch Mass
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    Vulcan
  • Family
  • Variant
    Vulcan
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Vulcan
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

United Launch Alliance

United Launch Alliance

(ULA)

CEO: Tory Bruno Founded: 2006 Successes: 166 Failures: 0 Pending: 43

Agency Type:

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.

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