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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 421Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WGS-2
Launched
April 4, 2009
Summary
WGS-2 launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 421 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 4, 2009. It was United Launch Alliance's 27th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,972nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Atlas V 421 flight and the 1st this year. 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
- 3rd Atlas V 421 flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 27th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,972nd orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- WGS SV-2 · NORAD 34713 · in orbit
Centaur AV-016 · in orbit
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
41st launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 1st this year · 661st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
354 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did WGS-2 launch?
WGS-2 launched on April 4, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch WGS-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched WGS-2?
Atlas V 421, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 421 spec sheet
Where did WGS-2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was WGS-2 going to?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did WGS-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).