RocketAtlas V 421
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC41
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyULAUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- April 4, 2009, 00:31
- Launch designation
- 2009-017
- Mission
- Wideband Global Satcom 2
- Flight name
- USA (WGS SV-2)
- Vehicle flight ID
- AV-016
- Year
- Launches in 2009
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 168 km
- Initial apogee
- 2,865 km
- Inclination
- 26.9°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 5.8 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WGS SV-2 | 2009-017ANORAD 34713 | US Air Force Space and Missile Center | Communications | 5,768 kg | In orbit |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.