United Launch AllianceDelta IV M+(5,4)Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WGS-3 (USA-211)
Launched
December 6, 2009
Image: United Launch Alliance
Summary
WGS-3 (USA-211) launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta IV M+(5,4) from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 6, 2009. It was United Launch Alliance's 37th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 5,025th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Delta IV M+(5,4) 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
- Delta IV M+(5,4) · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 1st Delta IV M+(5,4) flightUnited Launch Alliance's 37th launch15th this yearhumanity's 5,025th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- WGS SV-3 · NORAD 36108 · in orbit
Delta 346 · 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 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
16th launch from Space Launch Complex 37B, 3rd this year · 668th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
161 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did WGS-3 (USA-211) launch?
WGS-3 (USA-211) launched on December 6, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch WGS-3 (USA-211)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched WGS-3 (USA-211)?
Delta IV M+(5,4), flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta IV M+(5,4) spec sheet
Where did WGS-3 (USA-211) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was WGS-3 (USA-211) going to?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did WGS-3 (USA-211) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).