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MUOS 4

Atlas V 551 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on September 2, 2015, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 2, 2015 · 10:18 UTCLaunch 2015-044Launch no. 5,486 in the log
RocketAtlas V 551variant C
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC41
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyULAUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 2, 2015, 10:18
Launch designation
2015-044
Mission
MUOS 4
Vehicle flight ID
AV-056

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
167 km
Initial apogee
630 km
Inclination
28.3°
Payload mass to orbit
6.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
MUOS 42015-044ANORAD 40887Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San DiegoCommunications6,800 kgIn 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.