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Atlas V 541 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on March 1, 2018, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 1, 2018 · 22:02 UTCLaunch 2018-022Launch no. 5,724 in the log
RocketAtlas V 541variant C
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC41
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyULAUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 1, 2018, 22:02
Launch designation
2018-022
Mission
GOES S
Vehicle flight ID
AV-077

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
180 km
Initial apogee
540 km
Inclination
28.2°
Payload mass to orbit
5.2 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
GOES 172018-022ANORAD 43226National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationMeteorology5,192 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.