Atlas V 421 | SBIRS GEO-6
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
SBIRS GEO-6
Sixth geosynchronous satellite of the Space Based Infrared System program (SBIRS), providing capabilities for early missile warning and missile defense. SBIRS GEO-6 is the second satellite using Lockheed Martin's LM2100 combat bus.
Atlas V 421
Height 58.30 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 6890 kg
Liftoff Thrust 0 kN
Diameter 3.80 Meters
Mass To LEO 14067 kg
Liftoff Mass 433 Tonnes
Launch Success 9
Consecutive Success 9
Maiden Flight 2007-10-11
Launch Failures 0
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2022-08-04T14:24:18+0000
Launch success
SwGustav
2022-08-04T10:29:38+0000
Liftoff
SwGustav
2022-08-04T10:13:06+0000
Coverage is live; updating weather
Jay
2022-08-01T16:21:00+0000
Weather 70%
SwGustav
2022-07-31T17:39:06+0000
Weather is 80% go
Cosmic_Penguin
2022-07-28T14:21:29+0000
Launch window confirmed
Cosmic_Penguin
2022-07-16T01:32:58+0000
NET August 4
Nosu
2022-06-14T15:48:45+0000
NET July 30
Nosu
2022-03-25T22:05:44+0000
NET June 18
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