AEHF-6
Success
MAR 26202020:18:00 UTCAtlas V 551 carried the sixth and final Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite, the first new satellite launched for the newly established US Space Force.
A 12U cubesat, TDO-2, rode along on a dispenser on the Centaur upper stage and separated about 30 minutes after liftoff. Georgia Tech designed it and also called it OrCa (Orbital Calibration).
LIFTOFF
MAR 26 202020:18:00 UTC
Success
launched from SLC-41 Canaveral
aboard Atlas V 551 AV-086 into GSO
Broadcast
Watch how the launch went
Payloads · 2
- 01
AEHF-6 (USA-298)
Military communications
- 02
TDO-2
Geodesy