RocketAtlas V 421variant C1
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC41
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyULAUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- May 18, 2021, 17:37
- Launch designation
- 2021-042
- Mission
- SBIRS GEO-5
- Vehicle flight ID
- AV-091
- Year
- Launches in 2021
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 176 km
- Initial apogee
- 4,546 km
- Inclination
- 26.2°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 4.6 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBIRS GEO-5 | 2021-042ANORAD 48618 | United States Space Force | Missile early warning | 4,500 kg | In orbit |
| TDO 3 | 2021-042BNORAD 48619 | US Space Force Space and Missile Center | Technology | 20 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Sep 27, 2022 |
| TDO 4 | 2021-042CNORAD 48620 | US Space Force Space and Missile Center | Technology | 20 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Sep 18, 2022 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.