AFSPC-6
Success
AUG 19201604:52:00 UTCDelta IV launched the third and fourth satellites of the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP), joining the first two, which flew in July 2014. The satellites operate near the geosynchronous belt to track and characterize objects there, and can maneuver close to them for a closer look.
LIFTOFF
AUG 19 201604:52:00 UTC
Success
launched from SLC-37B Canaveral
aboard Delta IV M+ (4,2) into GSO
Broadcast
Watch how the launch went
Payloads · 2
- 01
AFSPC 6 / USA-270 / GSSAP #3
Space surveillance
- 02
AFSPC 6 / USA-271 / GSSAP #4
Space surveillance