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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 551Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
MUOS-5
Launched
June 24, 2016
Summary
MUOS-5 launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 24, 2016. It was United Launch Alliance's 109th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,570th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Atlas V 551 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). MUOS 5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 3,845 × 35,739 km orbit inclined 19.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Atlas V MUOS-5 Rocket CamUnited Launch Alliance
- Atlas V MUOS-5 Launch BroadcastUnited Launch Alliance
- Atlas V MUOS-5 Launch HighlightsUnited Launch Alliance
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 551 · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 7th Atlas V 551 flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 109th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,570th orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
MUOS 5 · NORAD 41622 · 2016-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-041A
- Epoch
- 2016-06-24 18:52:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.05144579 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6095148
- Inclination
- 19.0555°
- Ascending node
- 322.8599°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.1034°
- Mean anomaly
- 127.6518°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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 5 · NORAD 41622 · in orbit
Centaur AV-063 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
MUOS (Mobile User Objective System) is a next-generation narrowband tactical satellite communications system designed to significantly improve ground communications for U.S. forces on the move.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
79th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 3rd this year · 745th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
93 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did MUOS-5 launch?
MUOS-5 launched on June 24, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch MUOS-5?
Coverage: Atlas V MUOS-5 Rocket Cam; Atlas V MUOS-5 Launch Broadcast; Atlas V MUOS-5 Launch Highlights. Watch the replay
What rocket launched MUOS-5?
Atlas V 551, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 551 spec sheet
Where did MUOS-5 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did MUOS-5 reach?
MUOS 5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 3,845 × 35,739 km orbit inclined 19.1°.
How many satellites did MUOS-5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).