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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 551Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
MUOS-3
Launched
January 21, 2015
Summary
MUOS-3 launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 21, 2015. It was United Launch Alliance's 93rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,444th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Atlas V 551 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). MUOS 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 3,737 × 35,203 km orbit inclined 19.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Atlas V MUOS-3 Launch HighlightsUnited Launch Alliance
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 551 · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 5th Atlas V 551 flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 93rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,444th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
MUOS 3 · NORAD 40374 · 2015-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-002A
- Epoch
- 2015-01-21 07:13:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.08998099 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.608835
- Inclination
- 19.0339°
- Ascending node
- 328.3793°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.8694°
- Mean anomaly
- 187.2992°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- MUOS 3 · NORAD 40374 · in orbit
Centaur AV-052 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-052, will launch the third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite for the U.S. Navy.a
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
69th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 1st this year · 721st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
83 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did MUOS-3 launch?
MUOS-3 launched on January 21, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch MUOS-3?
Coverage: Atlas V MUOS-3 Launch Highlights. Watch the replay
What rocket launched MUOS-3?
Atlas V 551, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 551 spec sheet
Where did MUOS-3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did MUOS-3 reach?
MUOS 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 3,737 × 35,203 km orbit inclined 19.0°.
How many satellites did MUOS-3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).