United Launch AllianceDelta IV M+(4,2)Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
AFSPC-4
Launched
July 28, 2014
Image: United Launch Alliance
Summary
AFSPC-4 (GSSAP 1 & 2, ANGELS) launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta IV M+(4,2) from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 28, 2014. It was United Launch Alliance's 86th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 5,394th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Delta IV M+(4,2) flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- United Launch Alliance AFSPC4 Launch AttemptAllCentralFlorida
- Vehicle
- Delta IV M+(4,2) · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Space Situational Awareness · Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
- Milestone
- 12th Delta IV M+(4,2) flight · 3rd this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 86th launch8th this yearhumanity's 5,394th orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 4 still in orbit
- USA 253 · NORAD 40099 · in orbit
- USA 254 · NORAD 40100 · in orbit
- USA 255 · NORAD 40101 · in orbit
Delta 368 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
AFSPC-4 delivered the first two Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites, which patrol the geosynchronous belt to track and characterise other spacecraft for the US Air Force, plus the AFRL's ANGELS nanosatellite for proximity-operations experiments. The Delta IV placed all three directly into near-geosynchronous orbit.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
29th launch from Space Launch Complex 37B, 3rd this year · 712th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
72 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did AFSPC-4 (GSSAP 1 & 2, ANGELS) launch?
AFSPC-4 (GSSAP 1 & 2, ANGELS) launched on July 28, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch AFSPC-4 (GSSAP 1 & 2, ANGELS)?
Coverage: United Launch Alliance AFSPC4 Launch Attempt. Watch the replay
What rocket launched AFSPC-4 (GSSAP 1 & 2, ANGELS)?
Delta IV M+(4,2), flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta IV M+(4,2) spec sheet
Where did AFSPC-4 (GSSAP 1 & 2, ANGELS) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was AFSPC-4 (GSSAP 1 & 2, ANGELS) going to?
Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO), a space situational awareness mission.
How many satellites did AFSPC-4 (GSSAP 1 & 2, ANGELS) launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).