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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 421Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WGS-1
Launched
October 11, 2007
Summary
WGS-1 launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 421 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 11, 2007. It was United Launch Alliance's 10th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,866th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Atlas V 421 flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 421 · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 1st Atlas V 421 flightUnited Launch Alliance's 10th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,866th orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- WGS SV-1 · NORAD 32258 · in orbit
Centaur AV-011 · re-entered March 21, 2008
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Wideband Global SATCOM system (WGS) is a high capacity satellite communications system for use by US DoD and Australian Department of Defence. Providing communications for warfighters.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
38th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 3rd this year · 650th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
117 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did WGS-1 launch?
WGS-1 launched on October 11, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch WGS-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched WGS-1?
Atlas V 421, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 421 spec sheet
Where did WGS-1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was WGS-1 going to?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did WGS-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).