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WGS-7 (USA-263)

Overview

Destination: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Mission: Communications

Geostationary Transfer Orbit Space Launch Complex 37B Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WGS-7 is the seventh of 10 high-capacity military communications satellites providing vital service for tactical forces who rely on WGS for connectivity to the Defence Information Systems Network (DISN).

Delta IV M+(5,4)

Family:
Configuration: M+(5,4)

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Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    70.7 m
  • Diameter
    5.0 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
    404.0 T
  • Thrust
    5860.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Delta IV M+(5,4)
  • Family
  • Variant
    M+(5,4)
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Delta IV M+(5,4)
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    13730.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    6890.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
    2710.0 kg
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

United Launch Alliance

United Launch Alliance

(ULA)

CEO: Tory Bruno Founded: 2006 Successes: 167 Failures: 0 Pending: 42

Agency Type:

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.

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