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AEHF 6

Atlas V 551 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on March 26, 2020, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 26, 2020 · 20:18 UTCLaunch 2020-022Launch no. 5,943 in the log
RocketAtlas V 551variant C
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC41
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyULAUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 26, 2020, 20:18
Launch designation
2020-022
Mission
AEHF 6
Vehicle flight ID
AV-086

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
185 km
Initial apogee
322 km
Inclination
28.2°
Payload mass to orbit
6.2 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
OrCa2020-022ANORAD 45464US Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)Calibration20 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 28, 2022
AEHF SV-62020-022BNORAD 45465US Air Force Military Satellite Communications Wing, AFSMC, LAAFBCommunications6,200 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.